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Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.\nAt Sun Life, we're driven by our Purpose: helping our Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring, authentic, bold, inspiring, and impactful.\nWhen you join Sun Life, you'll work with passionate colleagues and empowering leaders who support your growth and celebrate your contributions, so you can make a meaningful difference in our Clients' lives.\nDiscover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.\nJob Description:\nSun Life DMS is looking for a contract/Co-Op Full Stack Web Developer with strong communication and Collaboration skills to work closely with technical and non-technical audiences (written, verbal, and presentation communication styles) within Sun Life, to join our Database Inventory System development team. The Java developer will be able to fully design, implement, and optimize a full stack solution to meet the changing stakeholders’ needs, in a fully Agile manner. They will be capable of creating and updating technical and user documentation to ensure knowledge transfer amongst team members, and present monthly to stakeholders. The code must be effective and scalable with low-latency and high-availability. They may also help organizations with their technological framework.\nEligibility: Internship opportunities are open exclusively to current third-year degree students who are required tocomplete an internship or work placement as a mandatory part of their degree program/coursework. Applicants must be returning to their studies following the internship and be able to provide confirmation from their educational institution that the placement forms part of their course requirements.\nWhat will you do?\nPlay a major role in helping to build out the Java development team.\n\nHave an opportunity to influence in how DMS “evolves” software engineering.\n\nHelp to migrate the legacy coding to a Java based web language.\n\nWork closely with other developers with a diverse skill set and technology expertise to provide scalable solutions.\n\nWhat experience and skills should you have?\nExperience with Spring or similar Java frameworks including architecting, designing, and programming.\n\n3+ years of experience working with ReactJS, excellent knowledge of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3.\n\nExperience working with a SQL Server Database with Java.\n\nStrong expertise in API development and integration (RESTful and SOAP web services, JSON/XML).\n\nExperience with Cloud Technologies - AWS, Azure or GCP.\n\nIdeally, previous database-backed web services development experience.\n\nFamiliarity with Windows and Linux fundamentals.\n\nWorking understanding with PowerShell.\n\nAbility to evaluate emerging technologies and open-source libraries to provide recommendations.\n\nStrong interest in learning new technologies and solving complex problems.\n\nBS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field or comparable experience (i.e., coding bootcamp, etc.).\n\nSome level of migration experience from one platform to another.\n\nStrong skills in debugging and troubleshooting.\n\nScale-up mindset.\n\nExperience with code versioning tools like Git, SVN, etc.\n\nThe ability to anticipate problems and provide creative, quick, and reliable solutions.\n\nThis opportunity is available to students with a December 2027or later graduation date\n\nWhat would be nice to have:\nExperience in multi-process architecture\n\nFamiliarity with data protection and security features.\n\nWhat is in it for you?\nAt Sun Life, you will be joining a purpose driven organization focused on helping Canadian’s achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.\n\nAs a student, you’ll make a real impact by contributing to meaningful work, gaining valuable experience and actively working towards your team’s goals.\n\nYou’ll join our unique student culture, designed to help you grow both personally and professionally beyond your role. 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