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About the Role
The Canadian IT – Platform and Engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Developer with at least 5 years of Java application analysis and development experience. This role requires strong technical and problem-solving skills, initiative, and accountability for results.
Responsibilities
- Lead and participate in the design, development, and deployment of Java REST web service APIs and microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Ensure service designs adhere to approved architecture.
- Learn and incorporate emerging API technologies into our APIs.
- Build event-driven services using Kafka.
- Utilize and enhance Dev Ops tools and processes for CD/CI, including Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Gradle, Continuous Delivery Director, and Ansible.
- Mentor and support colleagues in their capabilities.
- Identify defects in services, debug, and provide effective solutions.
- Support existing APIs built on older technologies (e.g., Websphere, DB2, Java UI) when required.
Requirements
- Post-secondary Computer Science diploma or degree.
- More than 5 years of development skills and progressive information technology experience with full application development lifecycle and systems integration experience.
- Strong working experience with Java APIs, REST, SOAP, Spring, JSON, Open API, Swagger, web services, and web hosting technologies.
- 1+ years of experience using DevOps tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Maven, CDD/Ansible).
- 2+ years of experience with Kafka and/or Kafka Streams (with KSQL).
- Customer obsession – customers are at the center of all we do.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze situations/problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner.
- Experience managing and coordinating team activities in a multi-site environment.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only.
- Reliability Status Clearance is required.
- Must be able to satisfactorily complete applicable background checks prior to the start date and during employment.
Skills
- Java
- REST
- Microservices
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Kafka
- Jenkins
- Artifactory
- BitBucket
- Gradle
- Continuous Delivery Director
- Ansible
- SOAP
- Spring
- JSON
- Open API
- Swagger
- Web services
- Web hosting technologies
- MongoDB
- Postgres
- Okta
- AWS
- WebSphere
- DB2
- Java UI
- Swing
- Spring MVC
- SonarQube
- Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
Location
- Quebec
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5+ years of Java application analysis and development experience
- More than 5 years of development skills
- 1+ years experience using DevOps tools
- 2+ years experience with Kafka and/or Kafka Streams
Education Level
- Post secondary Computer Science diploma or degree
Salary/Compensations
- 90,000 - 140,000
Benefits
- Wellness programs that support the three pillars of your health – mental, physical, and financial
- The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential.
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.
- We’re honoured to be recognized as a 2026 Best Workplaces in Canada by Great Place to Work® Canada.
- We are thrilled to be recognized by Excellence Canada with their top-level certification, the Canada Order of Excellence for Mental Health at Work®, for prioritizing employee well-being, fostering a positive work culture, and achieving excellence in mental health.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.