Student, DevOps Engineer

Student, DevOps Engineer page is loaded## Student, DevOps Engineerlocations: Waterford, Waterford, Irelandtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR00115954You 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:**At Sun Life Financial, we work together, share common values and help each other grow and achieve goals.**Role Summary:**As a Student, DevOps Engineer, you are part of a highly focused, self-managed Agile team who designs, develops & maintains a Continuous Build, Integration, Test and Monitoring pipeline to support the delivery of Sunlife DevOps solutions. Our teams operate in a highly dynamic, squad-based environment. You will have the opportunity to work in a close-knit squad that cultivates creativity, challenges the status quo and pushes limits on finding new and inventive ways to work. The role offers opportunities to use emerging technologies including Terraform/Packer, Ansible, Artifactory, Jenkins and AWS as part of a highly available DevOps implementation to help drive quality, speed and efficiency. The ideal candidate should have a strong passion for solving problems, developing highly efficient automation and digital deployment pipelines, experimenting with new technologies and development of their own hobby applications. They should also have a keen interest in researching the latest DevOps technologies. In addition, the ideal candidate must also have a desire for continuous improvement by being a champion of new ideas, continuously exploring new perspectives, and embrace going beyond their comfort zone.**Main Accountabilities:*** Support the improvement of Jenkins build and test automation tools to support CI/CD* Develop Ansible playbooks, power shell scripts to automate processes and tasks currently done manually* Develop code in Packer/Terraform, delivering re-usable AWS patterns* Support infrastructure as code (IaC) practices to ensure reproducibility and consistency* Govern and manage code repositories (git, BitBucket etc.)* Develop performance testing strategies to ensure UI continues to meet expanding user base* Document all required design specifications and technical tasks.* Work in an agile environment to quickly translate vision into reality* Develop DevOps code that is reusable, reliable and scalable* Collaborating with colleagues in joint development and integration tasks**Competencies:*** Enrolled in an undergraduate degree (such as; Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology Management, Financial Analysis and Risk Management, Computing, etc.)* Enthusiastic learner, passionate about learning emerging technologies, i.e. agentic artificial intelligence* Basic database concepts, familiar with concepts in Amazon Web Service and understanding in Linux* Some experience in Python, Microsoft Powershell or Unix scripting languages* Verbal and written communication skills* Ability to work independently and in teams* Organizational skills with the ability to handle several tasks efficiently* Willingness to share ideas and speak up in small to medium sized groups* Exposure on automation tools like Jenkins would be considered an asset, but not required* Familiarity with configuration systems such as Ansible, Artifactory, etc. (an asset, but not required)* Working experience with databases such as MS SQL and PostgreSQL**Learning & Development Opportunities:*** Enhance technical, analytical and problem-solving skills* Develop collaboration skills* Increase knowledge of business transactions, services and methodologies used in the global insurance industry**Job Category:**Temporary Employee**Posting End Date:**05/10/2025**Shine together**At Sun Life, you can be your most brilliant self. Our supportive, flexible, and inclusive work environment is one where you – and your career – can thrive. Whatever your aspirations, collaborative leaders and colleagues are ready to help you learn, grow, and succeed.**Make life brighter**We’re a global company with a passion for people. Our purpose is to help Clients achieve lifetime financial security and live healthier lives. As a team of 30,000 across 26 countries, our impact is far-reaching, and locally relevant There’s power in numbers. As part of Sun Life’s growing team, you have an impact on people in your community and around the world.**Shape the future**With an optimistic eye on a brighter future, we drive to innovate. Be part of leading change, push boundaries and try new ways of working. Use data to drive bold actions. Be agile and pivot as we test and learn. At Sun Life, we’re driving transformation, sustainability and innovation for our Clients, employees, partners, and communities. Join us. 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