Software Development Engineer in Test

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Job Description:

As a member of the AOSQE, the Software Development Engineer in Test will provide automated testing services and quality assurance activities throughout the systems development life cycle for agile projects. This role is focused on Mainframe and backend application delivery in an Agile team – specifically backend services and requires an experienced candidate who can design and develop Automated testing for functional, regression and technical tests.
 
What will you do?

• Contribute to the analysis of complex business requirements and creating automated test scripts to ensure thorough coverage
• Design, develop detailed test cases to thoroughly test complex use cases and scenarios covering functional requirements with an automation first mindset
• Execute manual and/or automated test cases to validate business application logic and identify software defects
• Collaborate within cross-functional agile team on shift-left testing and automation reuse
• Document and track product defects, providing detailed reproduction steps, expected and actual results
• Contribute to the automation and quality engineering best practices within the Agile team
• Provide timely and effective communication to management, relating to quality, resource and project issues & concerns
• Navigate effectively through complex challenges, involving others to solve problems and achieve goals

What will you need to succeed?

• 3-5 years of relevant work experience, including development and/or quality automation experience
• Strong experience in execution of both manual and automated test cases, ensuring thorough validation of business application logic against defined requirements
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and work collaboratively with cross functional team members to analyze and resolve issues
• Experience in functional, non-functional, regression, integration and end-to-end testing of Mainframe, backend web services applications
• Hands on automation experience in test automation frameworks and tools like ReadyAPI, Bruno, Postman, Tricentis Tosca, Cucumber, Selenium
• Experience in Agile methodologies, DevOps, shift-left and in-sprint testing, CI/CD pipeline integration and tools such as Jenkins, Jira/Confluence, qTest
• Software engineering expertise combined with testing knowledge
• Experience in Java, Groovy, Python or C#
• Knowledge in MongoDB, SQL, DB2, IMS
• Ability to create testing tools and utilities
• Demonstrated knowledge in test automation frameworks and testing infrastructure, tools and ecosystems
• Experience in prompt engineering in generative AI chatbots and agentic AI for testing
• Excellent communications skills, able to convey complex technical concepts to business partners
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, quick learner and autonomous
• As this position is posted in several locations, we specify that bilingualism (French, English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and French-speaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

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.

Salary Range:

65,000/65 000 - 105,000/105 000

Job Category:

IT - Application Development

Posting End Date:

09/07/2026