Senior Java Software Developer Jobs in Milton, ON

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About the role:

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
• 10+ years experience in:
  • Java, JavaScript & web development languages like HTML, XML, CSS
  • Java Enterprise Edition (J2EE)technologies such asServlet,JDBC andJSP
  • Spring framework
• 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
• Database technologies like SQL, Oracle, POSTGRES
• DevOps tools - Jenkins, Artifactory, Bitbucket/Git, Gradle, Maven, CDD, Ansible
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• 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

Notes/Unique requirements:

• 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.

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The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted. It may vary depending on the work location of the successful candidate or other factors. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Sun Life employees participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance. Certain sales focused roles have sales incentive plans based on individual or group sales results.

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.

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! Several work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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