This Systems Analyst position involves leading the analysis, design, development, and implementation of projects within the Canada Asset Management and Individual Insurance teams. The role requires collaboration with technical and business teams, technical leadership, and the ability to keep aligned with future system direction and emerging technologies, while improving client experience.
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Job description (heading) / Description du poste (titre)
- Canada Asset Management & Individual Insurance & Investments (ISS) team is in search of a collaborative Senior Software Engineer with the ability to deliver the analysis, solution design, development, and implementation of projects; who is an effective communicator who will utilize their technical/business knowledge to lead technical discussions with project development teams, business sponsors, and external technical partners in a manner that ensures understanding of risks, options, and overall solutions; who has the ability to effectively consult/support technical discussions with peers and Business Sponsors ensuring alignment to both technology and business visions; who is a collaborative team member who continuously strives to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes; and who keeps current with trends in emerging technologies and how they could apply to Sun Life.
Preferred skills (heading) / Compétences particulières (titre)
- 8+ years’ progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience
- Excellent working knowledge of the IBM OS/390 mainframe environment
- Experience and understanding of TSO/ISPF, DB2, IMS, JCL and other mainframe utilities
- Working knowledge of the Cobol / PLI and SAS development languages
- Understanding of MQ Series and other middleware technologies
- Experience with Git, Bitbucket, Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Ansible and CDD
Qualifications (heading) / Compétences (titre)
- Graduate of BS Computer Science or other IT equivalent course
- Minimum of 8 years relevant work experience
- Knowledge of Insurance and Wealth Investments Financial Service industries
- Excellent problem analysis and trouble shooting skills
- Strong leadership, planning, organizational and consulting skills
- Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement
- Willing to work on mid-shift schedule
Responsibilities (heading) / Responsabilités (titre)
- Collaborate with teams and peers to think beyond the immediate problem, and analyze situations systematically to deliver effective right-sized solutions
- Coach and provide leadership to peers on tools, techniques, and processes
- Be cognizant of the future direction of systems, impact to the business and how future and current systems can be exploited for the benefit of the portfolio by staying current on assessments of technology for the business
- Build strong relationships/credibility within business and IT ultimately influencing positive outcomes
- Lead, co-ordinate and/or execute technical work such as design and development
- Demonstrate strong ownership of technical work
- Perform health checks of existing systems to identify if technology changes are required to remain current
- Create/update living documentation for current design and participate in peer reviews
- Key participant in providing estimates and identifying key stakeholders
Job Category:
IT - Application Development
Posting End Date:
30/01/2025
Top Skills
Cobol
Pli
SAS
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