Student, Solution Architect (Fall 2026)

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:

Sun Life seeks a talented individual to fill the role of Associate Infrastructure Solution Architect, Co-op within Sun Life Enterprise Services. The ideal candidate will work within Sun Life’s enterprise architecture group on infrastructure architecture capabilities, including cloud, containers/Kubernetes, network, server, etc. 

Part of the Enterprise Infrastructure Architecture team, the successful candidate will work with other Infrastructure Architects, to provide and support solutions with client-centric, omni channel processes delivered through a consistent “One Sun” philosophy, achieving the goal of making it easier for our clients to do business with us.

Find out for yourself why life really is brighter under the sun!

What will you do?

• Support the Infrastructure Architecture team in the creation of solutions, conducting analysis to support these solutions across business and technical dimensions, solving enterprise-wide complex business requirements.

• Demonstrate forward thinking around where the business is going and how technology can support these efforts.

• Contribute to establishing and promoting patterns and practical best practices for infrastructure technology at Sun Life

• Collaborate with the broader enterprise architecture team to create and maintain standards for the overall architectural vision that emphasizes a reuse strategy

• Develop knowledge of the capabilities of current infrastructure portfolios of solutions across geographies as well as hands-on experience with various infrastructure technologies.

• Support a variety of operational processes, creating documentation in collaboration with infrastructure architects, as well as your experience in supporting these processes that will enable the transition of these processes to other more operationally focused teams.

• Create proof of concepts for various technical concepts, developing documentation to describe and explain the concept and related solutions.

What do you need to succeed?

• Enrolled in 2nd year or later of a university computer science, engineering or other technically-focused degree program with a graduation date of December 2026 or later

• Experience with AWS (including Bedrock), GenAI, Large Language Models (LLMs) Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), LangChain and OpenAI Technologies

• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration and team building skills

• Excellent relationship management skills

• Excellent problem analysis and trouble shooting skills

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal) - ability to express ideas, thoughts and information so that it can be understood by various audiences and meets the customers' needs

• Multi-tasker full of great energy and attitude to work in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment

• Prior experience working in a matrixed or virtual environment

Competencies:

• Strong and effective relationship builder.

• Ability to recognize and understand cultural and organizational dynamics to accomplish objectives.

• An enthusiastic team player who enjoys sharing knowledge, experience and ideas, and is open to ideas and input of others.

• Ability to apply judgment and make decisions in a dynamic and ambiguous environment, leveraging analytical problem-solving skills.

• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, able to tailor communication style to the audience and to actively participate and influence conversations with peers.

• Results-oriented and able to deliver to deadlines, able to multi-task and prioritize a wide range of tasks with a desire to understand the big picture and the interdependencies across processes and systems.

• Positive and energetic attitude, self-motivated with a willingness to take ownership and responsibility

• Strong organizational and time management skills

What’s in it for you?

• At Sun Life, you will be joining a purpose driven organization focused on helping Canadian’s achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

• As a student, you’ll make a real impact by contributing to meaningful work, gaining valuable experience and actively working towards your team’s goals.

• You’ll join our unique student culture, designed to help you grow both personally and professionally beyond your role.

• We offer professional development workshops, student awards, socials and many more exciting opportunities.

• We are honored to be recognized as Canada’s Best Employers for Recent Graduates and Canada's Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work in 2025.

• Your student journey is just the beginning and we're proud to help many who choose Sun Life to transition into permanent roles after graduation

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:

09/07/2026