Aem Developer

Digital Solutions is a team of skilled professionals who dedicate their careers to accelerating the growth of Sun Lifes digital platforms through technology-based solutions. We focus on looking for and seizing opportunities to leverage data in new ways as we continue to help our Clients achieve lifetime financial security, live healthier lives and connect with us. Come join us as we continue to intensify the focus on our digital journey, helping our clients and transforming our business in exciting ways! We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer, proficient with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM 6.5), to provide technical design, development, support and evaluation for large-scale Content management applications and systems. The successful candidate is a team player with excellent technical and problem-solving skills, is aware of industry trends, questions the status quo and can identify and propose alternatives. What will you do? Hands on development building enterprise applications using AEM 6.5 this will include developing templates, and components Hands on AEM 6.5 sites configuration and set-up Fine tuning AEM 6.5 site performance and responsiveness Provide coaching, mentoring, and direction to the design and development project team Provide technical guidance to projects ensuring risks are mitigated and projects are implemented successfully Contribute to defining timelines and plans; research and estimate feasibility, cost, time and scope Ensure coding, testing, debugging and implementation activities are completed as required What do you need to succeed? 3+ years experience developing applications with AEM 6.5 3+ years experience with AEM 6.5 building blocks including templates, components, dialogs, widgets and bundles. Hands on development building OSGi services for systems integration, workflow, and batch processing Experience with Adobe’s latest maven archetype for building AEM projects - NPM, specifically webpack ( https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack ) to allow for the use of Sass for compiled css files ( https://sass-lang.com/ ) a definite bonus to have. 5+ years of Web application development experience including REST, Java, J2EE, Javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap, AJAX, JSON, HTML5, CSS3 3+ years experience with Unix/Linux, web and web hosting technologies 3+ years experience using DevOps tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Maven, CDD/Ansible) and also Adobe Cloud Manager Preferred skills: Flexible and adaptable with the ability to align to changing priorities Adaptable to working on teams delivering in a Waterfall or agile style Customer obsession – customers are at the centre of all we do Self-directed and proactive Coaching and mentoring skills to help strengthen your team Additional Notes: Periodic weekend/after-hours work may be required to support project implementations and system upgrades. Occasional travel between Sun Life locations (Toronto, Waterloo) may be required depending on work assignment You must be eligible for the enhanced reliability clearance What's in it for you? Being part of our journey in developing the next greatest digital experience Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family Pension, stock and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security Role & responsibilities Preferred candidate profile Perks and benefits