Student, Cloud Engineer (Winter 2026)

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.

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Job description

Cloud Center of Excellence (CCOE) at Sunlife is seeking for a Cloud Engineer(Co-op) who can work with a skilled team of Cloud Engineers and help deliver better & efficient cloud platform solutions to our consumers.

This is a great opportunity to work with a highly skilled team of Cloud Engineers and work with them in ongoing Engineering initiatives with our partner stakeholder group and help our consumers to onboard to Cloud.

Preferred skills

• Excellent Communication Skills

• Problem Solver

• Quick Thinker

• Analytical Mindset

• Good understanding of Cloud Services and ability to quickly grasp issues and translate to business impact.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in university degree/college diploma in related discipline(s) with a April 2026 or later graduation date

Nice To Have

• Technical knowledge/ Cloud Certification with one of the public cloud providers (AWS Azure or GCP)

• Good knowledge with programming and/or scripting languages (Python Perl Java Bash Ruby)

• Knowledge of automation tools such as Ansible Jenkins Terraform Kubernetes or Cloud Native tools.

Responsibilities

• Closely work with Cloud Engineers Product Managers and other stakeholder teams to design and build infrastructure to enable Cloud Application adoption.

• Support our consumers within Sunlife to get onboarded to cloud provision environments develop roles and build a seamless onboarding process.

• Implement and Operationalize new Cloud Services.

• Assist in establishing Standards Patterns and best practices within AWS Cloud Offerings.

• Showcase high standards of Communication and reporting within the team.

• Drive forward the Cloud Infrastructure as Code roadmap.

• Participate in Daily Team huddles provide status updates highlight issues and blockers.

• Document Process and best practices.

Whats in it for you

• At Sun Life you will be joining a purpose driven organization focused on helping Canadians achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

• As a student youll make a real impact by contributing to meaningful work gaining valuable experience and actively working towards your teams goals.

• Youll join our unique student culture designed to help you grow both personally and professionally beyond your role. We offer professional development workshops student awards socials and many more exciting opportunities.

• We are honored to be recognized as Canadas Best Employers for Recent Graduates and Canadas Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work in 2025.

• Your student journey is just the beginning and were proud to help many who choose Sun Life to transition into permanent roles after graduation.

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.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process or those needing job postings in an alternative format may e-mail a request to .

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! Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

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

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