Student, Associate Software Engineer - Mainframe

Our student and new graduate programs offer a chance to explore Sun Life from the inside. You’ll make a difference in the lives of our customers and communities, while building the skills and experience that allow you to grow in a meaningful and rewarding way.

Job Description:

Location: Waterloo King office (in person 1-2x a week)

Energetic Student Associate Software Engineer sought by industry-leading Canadian Asset Management & Insurance Company.  In this role, you will work together with experienced software engineers, sub architects, business analysts, and testers to design, develop, and implement solutions.  You will learn our software delivery methodology, good software development practice, and continuously grow your technical knowledge, communication skills, and leadership skills.

What will you do?

• Be a collaborative team member who continuously strives to improve the client experience, our team, and our processes
• Work with an agile squad updating AI Agents to automate their existing legacy processes as part of Sun Life’s mainframe modernization efforts
• Learn JCL, COBOL or PL1, IMS, DB2, IDz and other mainframe programming skills
• Grow your problem solving and software development skills
• Demonstrate strong ownership of technical work
• Create/update team artifacts and deliver value to the client

What do you need to succeed?

• Graduation date of December 2026 or later
• Strong collaboration and communication skills
• Keen appetite for learning relevant technologies and for continuous self-improvement
• Ideally, we’ll also get somebody with one or more of the following: 
  • Excellent communication and organization skills
  • Familiarity with Git, Bitbucket, and Jenkins is a plus
  • IBM Z Xplore concepts badge, JCL, COBOL, or PLI an asset
  • Experience with agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban would be an asset 

What’s in it for you?

• A friendly, collaborative, and inclusive culture where you’re an innovator and trusted partner
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• Opportunity to help evolve our brand through projects and initiatives that contribute to helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives
• To be part of a dynamic team of professionals in a highly collaborative environment
• Grow strength and feel comfortable with managing ambiguity, flexibility, and nimbleness.
• Recognition; everyone is a contributor
• Opportunities to grow your skills through on the job coaching and formal training
• To be part of an innovative culture where continuous improvement is valued, rewarded, and embedded in what we do
• To use an industry-leading desktop development toolkit which integrates into a full Continuous Delivery pipeline
• Opportunities to socialize and team build through fun activities with co-workers

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted for. The Base Pay which you will be considered for will vary depending on the Campus program you are selected for.

Eligible Sun Life employees for various Campus Graduate programs will also participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance

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 flexible 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.

Job Category:

Temporary Employee

Posting End Date:

01/06/2026