Principal Mobile Developer

The Digital Solutions’ Mobile Platform enables the most sustainable, secure and stable set of mobile features, futureproof architecture and technology, by leveraging industry standards, leading innovation, best practices and quality gates. You will be part of a diverse team that values communication, collaboration, transparency, and integrity. Our vision is to be a world leading mobile channel that provides Sun Life Clients the best-in-class digital experience. 

We seek a Principal Mobile Engineer/Developer to lead the development of innovative mobile solutions for Sun Life's digital ecosystem. The ideal candidate is an experienced mobile technology expert passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and robust applications. You should anticipate future trends and integrate them into our platform. We are looking for a proactive innovator who delivers high-quality results. Your role will be crucial in shaping our mobile offerings, ensuring top performance, security, and user satisfaction. As a collaborative leader, you'll work with cross-functional teams to foster excellence and continuous improvement in our mobile development practices. 

What will you do? 

• Collaborate with the Digital Solutions’ Mobile Platform Owner to determine and perform solution design and operational plan activities for delivering platform capabilities/features roadmap. 
• Collaborate with the architecture team and the Mobile Platform Leadership team to determine future vision/roadmaps. 
• Collaborate with the Agile Delivery Lead (ADL), Business Systems Analyst (BSA) and Product Owner to understand requirements, assess feature viability, and provide high-level effort estimates, aligning technical feasibility with business goals. 
• Understand the platform non-functional requirements and translate them into High-Level System Design Specifications to be used by developers, testers and implementation teams. 
• Provide technical and design guidance to our Lead Mobile Developers.  
• Contribute to the creation and update of the living technical design artifacts describing the features’ technical functionality, solution designs, data model, interfaces, and integrations.    
• Coach and provide leadership to development teams to ensure solid design and development practices are applied, including Agile (Scrum) methodology. 
• Demonstrate strong understanding and take ownership of the Mobile Platform roadmap from a technical perspective and ensure design activities and work delivered aligns to the roadmap and overall architectural direction. 
• Build strong relationships with partners across the organization to identify and deliver experiences that delight our global customer base. 
• Collaborate with external vendors to develop and implement integrated solutions leveraging third-party applications and technologies. Cultivate strategic relationships with key vendors while overseeing the seamless integration of their products into our existing systems and workflows. 
• Remain up to date on technical and industry advancements, including Java, AI/ML, and API technologies, to determine how current and future systems can be leveraged to benefit the Mobile Platform’s mission. 

What do you need to succeed? 

• BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• 7+ years of development skills and progressive information technology experience with full application development life cycle and systems integration experience.
•  3+ years of experience working with vendors and building solutions involving vendor applications. 
• Experience with REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, microservices, DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, containerization using Docker/Kubernetes, and system integrations. 
• Understanding of security concepts (SAML, JWT, Single Sign-on).
• Strong working experience in developing and designing using Java APIs, Spring Boot, JavaScript applications, and integrating AI/ML and API technologies.  
• Ability to assess an audience to shape communications and clearly articulate thoughts and ideas across technical and non-technical audiences. 
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to define and present solutions to challenging problems. 
• Excellent soft skills, including the ability to lead and coach Agile (Scrum) teams. 
• 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.