You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.
Job Description:
Role Summary
Join the Platforms and Engineering group and help shape the future of Sun Life's technology. We're looking for a talented Software Engineer to own meaningful projects that drive real impact for our clients' financial security and wellbeing. You will have genuine autonomy to innovate and bring your creative ideas to life within an Agile environment that values fast learning and iterative improvement.
You'll work in an environment where you're empowered to experiment, fail fast, and iterate toward excellence. We value creative thinking and give you real ownership over the impact you deliver
What will you do?
Own end-to-end solutions - Collaborate with designers, business analysts, and testing specialists to design and deliver high-quality applications that solve real client problems
Drive technical decisions - Participate actively in requirements definition, design reviews, and SDLC planning; your insights will shape project direction and timelines
Modernize legacy systems - Evaluate and upgrade existing applications to adopt current technologies and frameworks to reduce technical debt
Bridge teams seamlessly - Coordinate with onshore and offshore teams to ensure excellence across development, testing, and implementation
Champion quality and security - Embed information security standards into every solution you build while maintaining application performance and stability in production environments
Lead through problem-solving - Take ownership of incident analysis, resolution, and performance optimization; escalate strategically when needed
What do you need to succeed?
Core Requirements:
3+ years of professional IT experience with full application development lifecycle expertise
Advanced proficiency with C#, .NET, ASP.NET, REST API, SOAP-based web services, VB Scripts, Crystal Report, and Powershell
Strong SQL and SQL Server knowledge with solid relational database design experience
Hands-on experience with distributed application architecture
Proven expertise with CI/DevOps tools (TFS, Git, Artifactory, NuGet) and unit test automation
Familiarity with modern development tools including GenAI and Copilot
What will be nice to have?
Financial services or insurance industry background
Group Benefits product knowledge
Vital Objects policy administration system experience
Additional Requirements:
As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life.
Participate in rotating on-call support for production environments
Participate in periodic weekend / after-hours work to support project implementations and system upgrades
Flexibility for occasional after-hours work and periodic travel between Sun Life locations
What’s in it for you?
A competitive salary and bonus program, based on market scale
A flexible group insurance program starting on your first day of work to meet your needs and those of your family.
Our Share Ownership Program gives you the opportunity to invest in Sun Life while benefiting from employer matching contributions.
We are proud to be included in Great Place to Work's 2025 list of Canada's Best Workplaces.
A warm, supportive, and inclusive culture.
The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.
Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.
We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.
We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.
We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Salary Range:
65,000/65 000 - 105,000/105 000Job Category:
IT - Application DevelopmentPosting End Date:
27/03/2026