IJP- Senior Principal Data Engineer

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you’ll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self. You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you. Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights. Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do. Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

Job Description:

Are you ready to shine?

At Sun Life, we empower you to be your most brilliant self.

Who we are?

Sun Life is a leading financial services company with 157 years of history that helps our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives.

We serve millions in Canada, the U.S., Asia, the U.K., and other parts of the world. We have a network of Sun Life advisors, third-party partners, and other distributors. Through them, we’re helping set our clients free to live their lives their way, from now through retirement. We’re working hard to support their wellness and health management goals, too. That way, they can enjoy what matters most to them. And that’s anything from running a marathon to helping their grandchildren learn to ride a bike.

To do this, we offer a broad range of protection and wealth products and services to individuals, businesses, and institutions, including:

• Insurance. Life, health, wellness, disability, critical illness, stop-loss, and long-term care insurance

• Investments. Mutual funds, segregated funds, annuities, and guaranteed investment products

• Advice. Financial planning and retirement planning services

• Asset management. Pooled funds, institutional portfolios, and pension funds

With innovative technology, a strong distribution network and long-standing relationships with some of the world’s largest employers, we are today providing financial security to millions of people globally.

Sun Life is a leading financial services company that helps our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives, with strong insurance, asset management, investments, and financial advice portfolios. At Sun Life, our asset management business draws on the talent and experience of professionals from around the globe.

Sun Life Global Solutions (SLGS)

With 32 years of operations in the Philippines and 17 years in India, Sun Life Global Solutions, (formerly Asia Service Centres), a microcosm of Sun Life, is poised to harness the regions’ potential in a significant way - from India and the Philippines to the world. We are architecting and executing a BOLDER vision: being a Digital and Innovation Hub, shaping the Business, driving Transformation and superior Client experience by providing expert Technology, Business and Knowledge Services and advanced Solutions. We help our clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives – our core purpose and mission. Drawing on our collaborative and inclusive culture, we are reckoned as a ‘Great Place to Work’, ‘Top 100 Best Places to Work for Women’ and stand among the ‘Top 11 Global Business Services Companies’ across India and the Philippines.

The technology function at Sun Life Global Solutions is geared towards growing our existing business, deepening our client understanding, managing new age technology systems, and demonstrating thought leadership. We are committed to building greater domain expertise and engineering ability, delivering end to end solutions for our clients, and taking a lead in intelligent automation. Tech services at Sun Life Global Solutions have evolved in areas such as application development and management, Support, Testing, Digital, Data Engineering and Analytics, Infrastructure Services and Project Management.

We are constantly expanding our strength in Information technology and are looking for fresh talents who can bring ideas and values aligning with our Digital strategy.

Our Client Impact strategy is motivated by the need to create an inclusive culture, empowered by highly engaged people. We are entering a new world that focuses on doing purpose driven work. The kind that fills your day with excitement and determination, because when you love what you do, it never feels like work. We want to create an environment where you feel empowered to act and are surrounded by people who challenge you, support you and inspire you to become the best version of yourself. As an employer, we not only want to attract top talent, but we want you to have the best Sun Life Experience.

We strive to Shine Together, Make Life Brighter & Shape the Future!

What will you do?

The role involves creating innovative solutions, guiding development teams, ensuring technical excellence, and driving architectural decisions aligned with company policies. The Solution Designer/Tech Lead will be a key technical advisor, collaborating with onshore teams and leadership to deliver high-impact Data and AI/ML projects.

Our engineering career framework helps our engineers to understand the scope, collaborative reach, and levers for impact at every job role and defines the key behaviors and deliverables specific to one’s role and team and plan their career with Sun Life.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and architect Generative AI solutions leveraging AWS services such as Bedrock, S3, PG Vector, Kendra, and SageMaker.

• Collaborate closely with developers to implement solutions, providing technical guidance and support throughout the development lifecycle.

• Lead the resolution of complex technical issues and challenges in AI/ML projects.

• Conduct thorough solution reviews and ensure adherence to best practices and company standards.

• Navigate governance processes and obtain necessary approvals for initiatives.

• Make critical architectural and design decisions aligned with organizational policies and industry best practices.

• Liaise with onshore technical teams, presenting solutions and providing expert analysis on proposed approaches.

• Conduct technical sessions and knowledge-sharing workshops on AI/ML technologies and AWS services.

• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and frameworks like LangChain into solution designs.

• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams and design specifications.

• Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning.

• Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to ensure optimal use of data in AI/ML solutions.

• Coordinate with clients, data users, and key stakeholders to achieve long-term objectives for data architecture.

• Stay updated on the latest trends and advancements in AI/ML and cloud and data technologies.

Key Experience:

• Extensive experience (12-15 years) in software development and architecture, with a focus on AI/ML solutions.

• Deep understanding of AWS services, particularly those related to AI/ML (Bedrock, SageMaker, Kendra, etc.).

• Proven track record in designing and implementing data, analytics, reporting and/or AI/ML solutions.

• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.

• Expertise in data management, analytics, and reporting tools.

• Proficiency in at least one programming language commonly used in AI/ML (e.g., Python, Java, Scala).

• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.

• Understanding of AI ethics, bias mitigation, and responsible AI principles.

• Basic understanding of data pipelines and ETL processes, with the ability to design and implement efficient data flows for AI/ML models.

• Experience in working with diverse data types (structured, unstructured, and semi-structured) and ability to preprocess and transform data for use in generative AI applications.

Technical Credentials: AWS, AI/ML

Primary Location:  Gurgaon

Schedule: 12:00 PM to 8:30 PM

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