Lead Engineers

Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and government benefits, helping approximately 50 million Americans access the care and coverage they need. Through employers, industry partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability, absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss insurance, and healthcare navigation. We have more than 6,400 employees and associates in our partner dental practices and operate nationwide.

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Job Description:

This Notice is being provided as a result of the filing of an application for permanent Alien Labor Certification for the relevant job opportunity and any person may provide documentary evidence bearing on the application to the Certifying Officer for the Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.

Lead Engineers – Data Support (Sun Life Financial [U.S.] Services Company, Inc., Wellesley Hills, MA) :

Will cover ETL (extract, transform and load) support and data lake support, act as a subject-matter expert on Oracle and SQL data warehouse support, serve as an escalation point for Data Lake technical support, and lead technical upgrades and infrastructure changes required on these platforms. Duties include: Monitor data lake processes and other ETL; Troubleshoot urgent failures in production environment and apply performance testing coding best practices as well as facilitate load and performance testing; Resolve technical issues and restart production processes in a timely fashion; Analyze data discrepancies in production processes, find root cause, make code changes where necessary, test, implement solution, etc.; Create net new ETL or report processes for smaller scale items where necessary; Deal directly with internal business partners to identify root cause of reported technical problems; Provide detailed updates on technical project assignments to managers and apply testing skills, tools/frameworks, techniques, processes and principles to software solutions to support of defect management and reporting processes; Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure reported data issues are being investigated and resolved in a timely manner; Collaborate with and mentor members of the team to ensure knowledge is shared throughout the team applying data science, engineering, system administration, and software development (programming) foundation; and Perform daily duties utilizing applicable technologies tools including but not limited to: Business Intelligence and reporting tools including Business Objects, Crystal, or LOGIXML; Microsoft BI/Microsoft stack; ETL tools such as Informatica PowerCenter, Hadoop, or Qlik; Job scheduling tools (Autosys, Control M); AWS Cloud (EC2, EMR, S3, Kinesis, Dynamo); Application Programming Interface (API); Gateway; and LAMDA. 100% Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the U.S.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: bachelor’s degree (foreign equivalent degrees accepted) in computer/data science, computer/electronics engineering, or a closely related technical field of study, and five years of progressive experience in data engineering, data engineering support, or a related occupation, including: experience with system administration and software development (programming) foundation; experience in performance testing coding best practices as well as load and performance testing; experience with ETL tools such as Informatica PowerCenter, or Hadoop, or Qlik; Job scheduling experience (Autosys, Control M), and experience with IBM DataStage.

This position qualifies for our employee referral program. The salary range for this position is one hundred fifty thousand to one hundred sixty thousand dollars annually for full-time employment. At our company, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The salary range for this role is competitive nationwide, and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined based on your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to your base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on your individual performance as well as the overall performance of the business. We are dedicated to creating a work environment where everyone is rewarded for their contributions.

NOTE: This posting is in compliance with the filing of an Application for Labor Certification. Applicants should report directly to the employer, and not the local State Employment Service Office.

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Life is brighter when you work at Sun Life

At Sun Life, we prioritize your well-being with comprehensive benefits, including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave, medical coverage, company paid life and AD&D insurance, disability programs and a partially paid sabbatical program.  Plan for your future with our 401(k) employer match, stock purchase options and an employer-funded retirement account.  Enjoy a flexible, inclusive and collaborative work environment that supports career growth.  We’re proud to be recognized in our communities as a top employer.  Proudly Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., we’ve also been recognized as a "Top 10" employer by the Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work" for two years in a row.  Visit our website to learn more about our benefits and recognition within our communities.

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Job Category:
IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:
29/10/2026