Platform Tech Lead -MDM

Who we are?

Sun Life

is a leading financial services company with history of 150+ years 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)

Established in the Philippines in 1991 and in India in 2006, 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.

Role & responsibilities

Shape technical strategy (e.g., build vs. buy decisions, technical road-mapping) in collaboration with architects

Evaluate and identify appropriate technology stacks, platforms and vendors, including web application frameworks and cloud providers for solution development

Attend team ceremonies as required; in particular, feature refinement and cross-team iteration reviews / demos

Drive the resolution of technical impediments

Own the 'success' of foundational enablers

Champion for Research and Innovation

Lead in scaled agile ceremonies and activities, like quarterly reviews, quarterly increment planning and OKR writing

Collaborate with the Platform Owner in the writing and prioritization of technical capabilities and enablers Present platform delivery metrics, OKR health and platform finance status to Executive audiences

Collaborate with other Technical Leads

Create and maintain the technical roadmap for in-scope products and services at the platform.

Preferred candidate profile

Total work experience 12-19 years

B.E. / B.Tech or equivalent Engineering professional

Masters degree or equivalent experience in Marketing, Business or finance is an added advantage

15 + yrs. of experience in technical architecture, solution design , and platform engineering

Strong experience in MDM, Data Quality and Data Governance

practices including tool stack such as Informatica MDM SaaS, Informatica Data Quality, and Collibra is a plus

Good experience with major cloud platforms and data tools in cloud including but not limited to AWS, Microsoft Azure, Kafka, CDC, Tableau, and Data virtualization tools

Good experience in ETL and BI solution development and tool stack Informatica ETL experience is a plus

Good experience in Data Architecture, SQL, NoSQL, REST API, data security, and AI concepts

Familiarity with agile methodologies and data factory operations processes including usage of tools like confluence, Jira and Miro

Strong knowledge of industry standards and regulations : A data platform owner should have knowledge of industry standards and regulations related to data management, such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and GDPR.