Senior Software Engineer - Java

The e-Business team in Application Operations Support (AOS) provides operations and support services to ensure reliability of IT applications. Through innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration, we strive to find new and better ways to bring value to Sun Life.
We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Engineer with at least 10 years of Java application support, analysis, and development experience. The successful candidate will have strong technical and problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently. This unique opportunity offers a dynamic space and a chance to collaborate with multiple business units.
What you will do?
As part of the Security team review, assess, triage, communicate, and resolve issues in production environments at the application level.
Provide ongoing support of Java based applications in Production and test environments including responding to Service requests, Incident & Problem analysis, Service restoration and recovery, Security vulnerability remediation, Audits, and reporting as necessary.
Interface with other Software Engineers, Business Systems Analysts, and other stakeholders to deliver high quality solutions.
Identify and participate in continuous improvement opportunities, monitoring system or metrics set-up, system renewal, stability, upgrade, and Disaster Recovery projects.
Participate in design, develop, test and debug programs for Java services. Deployment is done using Kubernetes containers.
What do you need to succeed:
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent discipline
10+ years of information technology experience in Java application support and development
4+ years experience in: ReactJS/ React.js -> Angular Container technologies – Kubernetes, Docker Web Security Knowledge (OWASP top 10)
Preferred Skills:
Collaboration and teamwork
Continuous learning mindset
Ability to work in a dynamic environment with changing priorities
Strong analysis, debugging and problem-solving skills
Solid written and verbal communication skills
Learn on the job:
Web services and frameworks such as SOAP, REST API, Java APIs, JSON, Spring Boot
DevOps tools - Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, Ansible
Exposure to Agile framework (Kanban, Scrum)
Experience working with cloud hosted applications / servers on AWS.
Exposure to team collaboration tools like Confluence, JIRA, MS Teams
Experience with Kafka and light car proxy
Knowledge of Middleware technologies such as WebSphere/WebLogic
The role includes on-call and after-hours support on a team rotation basis.
As a condition of the role, the successful candidate must obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance through Sun Life before the start date.
What’s in it for you:
An environment of continuous learning and improvement
A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture in an interactive team environment
Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your financial security
Working together, sharing common values, and encouraging growth & achievement.
Senior Software Engineer - Java • Sun Life Toronto Atria
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