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Sr. Infrastructure Engineer

Sun Life
United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 15 Dec 2025
💰 $151,500/yr($101,000/yr$151,500/yr)

About the role

Sun Life U.S. is one of the largest providers of employee and government benefits, helping approximately 50 million Americans access the care and coverage they need. Through employers, industry partners and government programs, Sun Life U.S. offers a portfolio of benefits and services, including dental, vision, disability, absence management, life, supplemental health, medical stop-loss insurance, and healthcare navigation. We have more than 6,400 employees and associates in our partner dental practices and operate nationwide.

Visit our website to discover how Sun Life is making life brighter for our customers, partners and communities.  

Job Description:

Infrastructure engineers work closely with engineering teams to build and operate the services that make up various product platforms at Sun

Life. Here are the key outcomes we are looking for:

  • Monitoring and updating our infrastructure in Kubernetes and AWS
  • Identifying security gaps and looking for ways to remediate
  • Writing and reviewing Terraform code to manage infrastructure
  • Creating new dashboards and helping teams understand their services through monitoring
  • Documenting everything you discover in our docs repo in GitHub
  • Taking on new backlog items in our agile process of two-week development iterations
  • Mentoring engineers on operational best practices for their owner-operated services
  • Experience with AWS Workspaces a plus

Technology we use(not exhaustive):

Amazon Web Services (EC2, EKS, Lambda, RDS, etc), Terraform, CI/CD Tooling, and other modern DevOps Technologies.

Python, goLang, MySQL, OpenSearch, Redis

Requirements

  • 3+ Years of experience in a software engineering discipline
  • Experience debugging infrastructure issues and improving reliability and performance
  • Experience working in operations or infrastructure in a DevOps or SRE environment
  • Willingness to participate in On-Call rotations
  • Experience working with various AWS Technologies
  • Proficiency with at least one language (Python, Ruby, Bash, Go, whatever works!)
  • Proficiency with Linux
  • Handling of security issues, with a background in the field a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience

Do you not meet all of these requirements? You can still apply and tell us why you fit. We will consider those who don’t meet all of these requirements for this role.

We welcome all talented engineers, and are committed to a culture that represents diversity in all its forms. If you think you might thrive in this setting, we would love to hear from you.

  
Life is brighter when you work at Sun Life 
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Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time, market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave, a partially-paid sabbatical program, medical plans, company paid life and AD&D insurance as well as disability programs and more 
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Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match as well as an employer-funded retirement account  

Salary Range: $101,000 - $151,500

At our company, we are committed to pay transparency and equity. The salary range for this role is competitive nationwide, and we strive to ensure that compensation is fair and equitable. Your actual base salary will be determined based on your unique skills, qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location. In addition to your base salary, this position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive award based on your individual performance as well as the overall performance of the business. We are dedicated to creating a work environment where everyone is rewarded for their contributions.


Sun Life Financial is a leading provider of group insurance benefits in the U.S., helping people protect what they love about their lives. More than just a name, Sun Life symbolizes our brand promise of making life brighter -for our customers, partners, and communities. Join our talented, diverse workforce and launch a rewarding career. Visit us at www.sunlife.com/us to learn more. 
 

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