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.
Job Description:
We are looking for a passionate and highly experienced Principal Engineer to augment our team. As a Principal Engineer on the Infrastructure team you will be a technical leader within the organization and will be responsible for guiding technical strategy, driving innovation, and mentoring junior engineers. You will be overseeing projects, making high-level design decisions, and ensuring technical solutions align with business goals.
Infrastructure engineers work closely with engineering teams to build and operate the services that make up various product platforms at Sun Life. Here are the key duties that our Engineers perform:
Monitoring and updating our infrastructure in Kubernetes and AWS
Identifying security gaps and looking for ways to remediate
Writing and reviewing Terraform code to manage infrastructure
Creating new dashboards and helping teams understand their services
through monitoring
Documenting everything you discover in our docs repo in GitHub
Taking on new backlog items in our agile process of two-week
development iterations
Mentoring engineers on operational best practices for their owner-
operated services
Experience with AWS Workspaces a plus
Technology we use(not exhaustive):
Amazon Web Services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, etc), Terraform, CI/CD Tooling,
and other modern DevOps Technologies.
Python, goLang, MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis
Requirements
7+ Years of experience in a software engineering discipline
Experience debugging infrastructure issues and improving reliability and
performance
Experience working in operations or infrastructure in a DevOps or SRE
environment
Willingness to participate in On-Call rotations
Experience working with various AWS Technologies
Proficiency with at least one language (Python, Ruby, Bash, Go, whatever
works!)
Proficiency with Linux
Handling of security issues, with a background in the field a plus
Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience
Salary Range: $127,900 - $191,900
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.
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We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all employees feel they belong, are supported and empowered to thrive. We are dedicated to building teams with varied experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and ideas that benefit our colleagues, clients, and the communities where we operate. We encourage applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.
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.
We will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of otherwise-qualified individuals with disabilities or special disabled veterans, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Please email thebrightside@sunlife.com to request an accommodation.
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We do not require or administer lie detector tests as a condition of employment or continued employment.
Sun Life will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including applicable fair chance ordinances.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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