Senior Software Engineer (Java/API)

Job Description

The Canadian IT Platform and Engineering team is looking for a Senior Software Engineer with at least 5 years of Java application analysis and development experience.

The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and will show initiative, be accountable for results.

What will you do?

Lead and participate in the design, development, deployment of Java REST web service APIs and microservices using Docker and Kubernetes.

Ensure service designs follow approved architecture.

Learn and incorporate emerging API technologies into our APIs

May build event driven services using Kafka depending on project scope.

Use and enhance our Dev Ops tools and processes for CD / CI, these tools include Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Gradle, Continuous Delivery Director, Ansible

Mentor and support colleagues in their capabilities

Identify defects in services, debug and provide effective solutions to resolve the defects

The API Platform : Our APIs are

Our APIs are

REST services built from Open API / Swagger specs

written in Java Spring Boot,

Deployed to a Kubernetes environment (on prem / AWS) using Docker containers

secured with oauth2 using Okta

Build new microservices / domain services that populate and access database technology like MongoDB and Postgres

Build event driven processes / microservices that consume topics from Kafka

What you need to succeed :

Post secondary Computer Science diploma or degree

More than 5 years of development skills and progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle 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 experience using DevOps tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Maven, CDD / Ansible)

Customer obsession customers are at the center of all we do

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to analyze situations / problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner

Experience with managing and coordinating team activities in a multi-site environment

Strong organizational and planning skill

Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Assets :

Experience with Kafka, Kafka Streams, Kubernetes, Okta, AWS, MongoDB

Experience with Group Retirement products and business domains

Working knowledge of Business Rule Management Systems such as IBM’s ODM

Experience with WebSphere, DB2, Java UI : Swing, Spring MVC, SonarQube for static code analysis

Exposure to Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) integration architectures and technologies

Additional Requirements :

Periodic weekend / after-hours work may be required to support project implementations and system upgrades.

Occasional travel between SLF locations may be required depending on work assignments.

Potential on-call support may be required

Enhanced Reliability Clearance is required

Unique Requirements

The candidate selected for this role is required to attain Canadian Reliability Security Clearance (administered by submitting fingerprints to the RCMP, who then conduct min. 5 year history checks)

To see if you are eligible for this clearance, please review the section 201 on the Federal Government site ()

What's in it for you?

A collaborative and inclusive culture

An environment of continuous learning and improvement

Anchored to our Purpose, our Sustainability Plan has three pillars which represent the areas where we have the greatest opportunity to drive positive impact in society : increasing financial security, fostering healthier lives, and advancing sustainable investing.

In 2024, Sun Life ranked among the top 100 most sustainable global corporations by Corporate Knights for the 15th consecutive year, leading Canadian insurers.

We are proud to be on the 2024 Best Workplaces in Canada list by Great Place to Work.

We’re also listed as one of the Best Workplaces for Women and Best Workplaces with Most Trusted Executive Teams.