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About the Role

Join a team that is transforming data and analytics at Sun Life Financial (SLF) Canada. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will leverage our vast data and Big Data capabilities to ensure a solid data foundation supporting data mining, strategic insight, and digital capability enablement. You'll work within our Data Engineering team using a Kanban-based approach to deliver continuous value through iterative improvements at a sustainable pace. In joining this team, you'll be part of one of the fastest growing areas of our business, representing the future of our industry.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain a sophisticated data ecosystem that provides accurate, reliable data to support digital campaigns, reporting, and actionable business insights
Build and optimize data assets and ETL processes, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks and data quality issues, establishing best practices for data structure, quality assurance, and governance
Partner with business stakeholders to understand evolving needs, translate requirements into data solutions, and ensure alignment with strategic priorities
Serve as a leading data expert and analytics steward, guiding the organization on data interpretation, application to business problems, and best practices for digital marketing
Develop deep expertise in Sun Life Financial Canada's business model and client data landscape to inform data strategy
Operate within a Kanban framework, managing workflow across a continuous delivery pipeline to deliver solutions at a sustainable pace

Requirements

5+ years hands-on experience with relational database systems, relational models, and dimensional modeling
3–5 years hands-on experience with AWS (S3, Lambda, Step Functions), Git/Bitbucket, Jenkins, Terraform, Python, PySpark, SQL, Snowflake, and Snowspark
Proficiency in data warehousing, data quality management, and master data governance practices
Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts for business audiences
Experience with database querying, reporting, and direct marketing campaign development
Self-directed, organized, and takes ownership; thrives in Kanban/continuous delivery environments with strong execution focus
Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills with ability to diagnose and resolve complex data pipeline issues
Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent
Reliability Status Clearance required, including a law enforcement inquiry and credit check
Must account for all activities during any 6-consecutive month period lived or traveled outside of Canada in the last 5 years

Skills

AWS (S3, Lambda, Step Functions)
Git/Bitbucket
Jenkins
Terraform
Python
PySpark
SQL
Snowflake
Snowspark
Data warehousing
Data quality management
Master data governance
Database querying
Reporting
Direct marketing campaign development
Troubleshooting
Debugging
Problem-solving
Analytical abilities
Agile tools (Jira, Confluence)
Code reviews
Big Data platforms
Modern data stack architecture

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

Senior

Education Level

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or equivalent

Salary/Compensations

80,000 - 128,000

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.
Sun Life's Client Experience Office (CXO) Data and Analytics area is actively enhancing its member insights capability with new tools, and most importantly, new talent.
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.

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.