Sun Life Financial is a global financial services organisation specialising in wealth accumulation and insurance products.
From Canada to Bermuda, China and the Philippines, you’ll find us just about everywhere.
Established in 1998, the Sun Life Financial office in Waterford now employs about 400 people and 180 of these are involved in IT and software development.
Software
Our Waterford office provides software development, business administration and technical support to Sun Life’s US and Canadian divisions. Our teams engage in software projects with our colleagues in Toronto and Boston and are typically focused on the re-engineering, improvement and replacement of existing financial applications.
Our growth plan means that we now have a number of vacancies. We are looking for graduate and senior IT professionals to join our team, particularly Front End developers, JAVA/J2EE developers and quality assurance engineers.
Successful candidates typically have an academic background in computer science, applied computing or information technology. We require technical knowledge of XML, HTML, Cold Fusion, Java/J2EE, C, C++, UNIX, Windows NT, MS SQL Server, COBOL and Visual Basic.
Education partnerships
We look for dedicated team-players who demonstrate excellent communication and analytical skills as well as an enthusiasm for learning. We have a close working relationship with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT).
Located near to our offices, WIT has developed two courses – the Higher Diploma in IT (BSA) and the Masters in Distributed Systems – that are tailored to our business needs.
Our Learning and Development team deliver a range of technical and soft-skill training courses to our staff, enabling them to update and expand their expertise.
Our “Stretch” programme offers management training and our “PlanIT” programme assists interested employees in making the transition to IT-related roles with Sun Life Financial.
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
- Front End Developers
- JAVA/J2EE Developers
- Service Desk Engineers
- Quality Assurance Engineers
“I can comfortably say that I have found a challenging and rewarding career with Sun Life Financial. The variety and extent of roles under one company is vast and the experience I have gained since joining has positively enhanced my career experience”
- Darrell Evans, Associate Director, IT Production Support.
Benefits
Our benefits include (but are not limited to):
- Annual bonus
- Up to 25 annual leave days per year
- 50% health insurance for employees and their families
- Defined contribution pension scheme
- 13 weeks’ sick pay at 100%
- Disability and life assurance
- Maternity top up to 80%
- 75% educational reimbursement
- €204 gym reimbursement per annum
- Computer purchase scheme
- Reward and recognition programme
Our sports and social club allows our staff to get together once in a while and is 50% financed by the company. We organise a range of events to suit different tastes and these include kayaking, tennis, tag rugby, coffee and doughnut mornings, and quiz nights.
We have culture of supporting a work/life balance. Our core working hours are from 10am to 4pm, with flexibility outside of these. We offer job-sharing, reduced work weeks, parental leave and career breaks.
Sun Life Financial staff will be participating in the Smart Futures live Q&A sessions.
To learn more about career opportunities with us, visit our people page.
To inquire about career opportunities, send us an email
