Associate Engineer

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Programme dates: 2025

The position is available January through August

What to expect from the program

• A meaningful and rich work experience
• Possibility to work remotely.
• A structured learning and development programme, specific job-related trainings, professional development, and soft skills trainings.
• Access to learning tools such as My Learning Navigator, Udemy and AWS.
• A mentor who can offer you their experience, knowledge, and guidance throughout your internship.
• Inclusion and collaboration working within a squad, gaining valuable insight and knowledge from different cross-functional groups.
• In-person and virtual events.
• Bi- weekly InternConnect meeting allowing you to connect with other Interns working in various departments within the business.
• Opportunities to engage with Senior Management.
• Insights into the various careers available within Sun Life.
• Grow your professional network by joining one or more of our inclusion networks.

Core competencies/qualities.

• Do you have a passion for technology and a willingness to learn?
• Do you thrive collaborating with a team of diverse, inclusive professionals?

Role Title

Associate Engineer

Role Description

The Associate Engineer will work as part of a diverse team to deliver client centered solutions. They will collaborate will cross-functional groups and contribute to the overall platform development. As a team member and as an individual you will take ownership and accountability for all aspects related to the platform, quality, stability, maintenance, all driven in support of our clients. The technology or service solutions that the Engineer is involved with will be innovative, efficient, scalable, fully performing and should comply with all standards and best practices in support of business and Client outcomes and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Good knowledge of software engineering principles and theory, we work as an Agile team. We like technologists, so a keen interest in all thing’s technology is good. We are always challenging each other to improve, and we love questions from colleagues and no question is a bad one J
• A willingness to take initiative, this role has lots of scope for the right candidate to take on responsibly.
• We like thinkers, problem solvers, after all what we do is put solutions in place for our clients that allows them to live better lives. We also need to communicate these solutions to our team members so having solid skills to do this is a must.
• Analyzing defects to determine root cause, identify patterns and improve the process.
• Initiate and support process improvements to help improve the quality and value of the Company’s processes and deliverables.
• Attending Agile ceremonies and assisting with story refinement, sprint planning, retrospectives, and team demos.
• Additional skills to give you an edge: JIRA, Qtest any automation tooling

Why Sun Life?

Sun Life offers endless growth opportunities and exciting challenges in the work we do every day.

Our goal is to attract and keep the best people in the industry by empowering our employees to do the right thing for one another and for our clients. We provide an environment where individual contribution is rewarded and teamwork is encouraged, where objectives are clearly defined and where our core values are always front and centre.

Sun Life is based in the vibrant city of Waterford in the sunny Southeast. Employing over 550 people in the areas of Information Technology, Service Desk Technical Support, and Business & Finance Administration which support Sun Life businesses.

What we value

Diversity, equity, and inclusion

At Sun Life, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment, where all our people can contribute to their full potential. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our clients, our colleagues, and the communities where we operate. Our success depends on it.

Recognitions and partnerships

We’re routinely recognised as a top employer for our inclusive culture and the work we do to support our communities. Sun Life understands that every company is only as good as its people.

Corporate social responsibility

Sun Life is committed to giving back to the local community and has made huge efforts in raising awareness and funds for local charities.

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

02/10/2024