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About the Role

As a Mainframe Software Engineer, you will design, develop, support, and analyze large-scale applications and systems. This hands-on role focuses on building high-quality solutions while growing your technical depth and contributing to meaningful client experiences. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment, values learning and continuous improvement, and can adapt to changing priorities while maintaining delivery quality.

Responsibilities

Break down and analyze application requirements into well-scoped work items
Design and develop mainframe applications under the guidance of senior engineers
Identify risks and raise them early to protect delivery timelines
Make sound technical decisions aligned with team standards and long-term maintainability
Contribute to maintaining the health, reliability, and evolvability of existing systems
Contribute to end-to-end application development using modern mainframe tools
Write production-quality COBOL code with appropriate testing and documentation
Learn and apply lightweight engineering practices that balance speed and quality
Stay current with emerging technologies and AI-assisted development tools
Work with peers, senior engineers, and stakeholders to deliver solutions
Clearly communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs
Contribute to improving client and developer experience through collaboration
Share knowledge with peers and contribute to improving team practices and standards

Requirements

3 - 5 years of experience in mainframe application development
Working knowledge of zOS / OS/390 environments
Experience with TSO/ISPF, DB2, IMS, JCL, and COBOL
Understanding of MQ and middleware concepts
Strong problem-solving and communication skills
Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only
Occasional off‑hours or weekend support may be required during key production activities; participation in an on‑call rotation may apply

Skills

IBM IDz
zDevOps
VS Code
Zowe
GitHub Copilot
COBOL
Git
Bitbucket
Jenkins
zDevOps pipelines
agile methodologies
Scrum
Kanban

Location

Quebec

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

3 - 5 years

Salary/Compensations

65,000 - 105,000

About the Company

At Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.
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.

Equal Opportunity

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.