Student, Data Engineer (Winter and Summer 2027)

At Sun Lifeweredriven by our Purpose: helping our Clientsachieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. Our values shape how we work: caring authentic bold inspiring and impactful.

Our student and new graduate programs offer a chance to explore Sun Life from the inside. Youll make a difference in the lives of our customers and communities while building the skills and experience that allow you to grow in a meaningful and rewarding way.

Job Description:

8 month term (Winter and Summer 2027)

Data Engineering & Architecture

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.

Join Sun Lifes Enterprise Data Architecture team and help shape how enterprise data is governed structured and prepared for AI. Working alongside senior data architects you will contribute to the AI-Ready Data Factory and gain hands-on experience in modern data architecture metadata governance and AI-enabled data platforms.

Preferred Skills

• Python programming
• SQL and database querying
• Data modelling and metadata management
• Git and API development experience
• Understanding of lakehouse and modern data platforms
• Knowledge of AI LLMs embeddings vector search and RAG concepts
• Experience with AI-assisted software engineering tools (VS Code GitHub coding agents)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• Upper year undergraduate or Masters or PhD student in Computer Science Data Science Mathematics Statistics Physics Engineering or a related quantitative field with a graduation date of August 2027 or later
• Strong software engineering fundamentals
• Understanding of modern data architecture principles and practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Curiosity initiative and willingness to learn new technologies

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the AI-Ready Data Factory including data acquisition canonical modelling metadata management retrieval and governed AI consumption
• Support data architecture research prototyping testing and documentation activities
• Help define and improve reusable data architecture patterns standards and best practices
• Support enterprise data architecture governance and review processes
• Assist with the Enterprise Architecture (ATG) process by coordinating and tracking architecture reviews
• Collaborate with architects engineers and business stakeholders on AI-ready data initiatives
• Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge-sharing activities across the team

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted for. The Base Pay which you will be considered for will vary depending on the Campus program you are selected for.

Eligible Sun Life employees for various Campus Graduate programs will also participate in various incentive plans payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

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We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing screening interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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