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Sun Life Financial, Inc.

Specialist Development

Posted 21 Days Ago
Remote
Entry level
Remote
Entry level
The role involves working with a team to deliver data engineering solutions in a financial services environment, supporting client wellness and health management through innovative technology and services.
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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:

Specialist Development

Are you ready to shine?

At Sun Life, we empower you to be your most brilliant self.

Who we are?

Sun Life is a leading financial services company with history of 150+ years that helps our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

We serve millions in Canada, the U.S., Asia, the U.K., and other parts of the world. We have a network of Sun Life advisors, third-party partners, and other distributors. Through them, we’re helping set our clients free to live their lives their way, from now through retirement. We’re working hard to support their wellness and health management goals, too. That way, they can enjoy what matters most to them. And that’s anything from running a marathon to helping their grandchildren learn to ride a bike.

To do this, we offer a broad range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions, including:

  • Insurance. Life, health, wellness, disability, critical illness, stop-loss, and long-term care insurance.
  • Investments. Mutual funds, segregated funds, annuities, and guaranteed investment products
  • Advice. Financial planning and retirement planning services
  • Asset management. Pooled funds, institutional portfolios, and pension funds

With innovative technology, a strong distribution network and long-standing relationships with some of the world’s largest employers, we are today providing financial security to millions of people globally.

Sun Life is a leading financial services company that helps our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, with strong insurance, asset management, investments, and financial advice portfolios. At Sun Life, our asset management business draws on the talent and experience of professionals from around the globe.

Sun Life Global Solutions (SLGS)

Established in the Philippines in 1991 and in India in 2006, Sun Life Global Solutions, (formerly Asia Service Centers), a microcosm of Sun Life, is poised to harness the regions’ potential in a significant way - from India and the Philippines to the world. We are architecting and executing a BOLDER vision: being a Digital and Innovation Hub, shaping the Business, driving Transformation and superior Client experience by providing expert Technology, Business and Knowledge Services and advanced Solutions. We help our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives – our core purpose and mission.

We are constantly expanding our strength in Information technology and are looking for fresh talents who can bring ideas and values aligning with our Digital strategy.

Our Client Impact strategy is motivated by the need to create an inclusive culture, empowered by highly engaged people. We are entering a new world that focuses on doing purpose driven work. The kind that fills your day with excitement and determination, because when you love what you do, it never feels like work. We want to create an environment where you feel empowered to act and are surrounded by people who challenge you, support you and inspire you to become the best version of yourself. As an employer, we not only want to attract top talent, but we want you to have the best Sun Life Experience.

We strive to Shine Together, Make Life Brighter & Shape the Future!

What will you do?

The Corporate IT team is looking for an experienced AWS Glue, PySpark developer who will bring expertise in development, maintenance, and implementation of solutions for the corporate Actuarial area. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for development, integration, maintenance and enhancing the ETL solutions focusing on our actuarial data processing and dependent systems. 

Your scope of work / key responsibilities:

  • Develop, enhance, and maintain a robust ETL solutions which can best meet the business requirements.
  • Work with design lead to understand the design documents (High level design and Detailed design documents) based on business requirements and develop the solutions as per it.
  • Understand the project/delivery scope, identify activities, L0/L1/L2 estimates, dependencies, risks and provide inputs to design lead for review.
  • Strong ability to work with team to discuss the solution approach that is bias toward action and results.
  • Performance Tuning/automation and process improvement.
  • Work on the functional and technical upgrades of the application.
  • Coordinate delivery of the assigned tasks with the onshore partners, scrum master or/and Business Analyst.
  • Ensure timely notification and escalation of possible issues/problems, options, and recommendations for prompt resolution.
  • Follow development standards to ensure that code is clear, efficient, logical, and easily maintainable.
  • Create and maintain application documentation like Network diagrams, technical project handbook, technical data mapping doc, unit test documents, implementation plan.
  • Ensure SLF Information Security Policies and General Computing Control is compiled to in all situations.
  • Self-learner and should take complete ownership of work assignments and ensure the successful E2E delivery.
  • Very good documentation skill.
  • Strong analytical ability to understand user requirements.
  • Very Good Communication Skill and should be able to work with a large team in Onsite – Offshore model.
  • Ensure all written and verbal communication is clear, understandable and audience appropriate.

Key Qualifications and experience:

  • A degree in Computer Science, related technology degree, or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum 5 to 7 years of overall IT experience
  • 3+ years of experience on AWS Glue/python/PySpark
  • Strong knowledge of AWS Glue/PySpark, relational databases (Oracle/PostgreSQL, SQL Server).
  • Good understanding of AWS data/automation services – Step functions, Lambda, SNS, SQS.

 Technical Credentials:

  • Development
    • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to analyze business problems systematically and deliver effective right-sized solutions in a timely manner.
    • Proven analysis and design/development skills on AWS platforms.
    • Develop, Test, and Implement the changes following the Software Development Life Cycle methodologies and quality concepts.
  • Technical Skills
    • Strong knowledge on AWS – Glue/python/PySpark.
    • Understanding of AWS data/automation services – Step functions, Lambda, SNS, SQS.
    • Hands-on experience in ETL projects.
    • Good knowledge of data warehousing concepts.
    • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Experience in GIT code versioning tools. 
    • Strong knowledge of relational database (Oracle/PostgreSQL).
    • Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle.
  • Nice to have.
    • Working knowledge on job scheduling tools like Autosys etc.
    • Experience in working in an Agile environment.
    • Certification in AWS.
    • Experience in PowerShell/Batch scripts.

Primary Location: Gurugram, India

Schedule: Primary: 12:00-8:30 PM IST, secondary: 1:30-10 PM IST

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

30/12/2024

Top Skills

Data Engineering

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