Royal Bank of Canada

Senior ECM Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with IBM FileNet, Tungsten Kofax, Java/C#, and web frameworks like React or Angular.
  • Experienced in enterprise application integration and API-driven solutions.
  • Proficient in FileNet and Kofax development tools, including custom code development using FileNet APIs.
  • Strong knowledge of document lifecycle management and compliance frameworks such as SOX, GDPR, and HIPAA.
  • Ability to design and implement fine-grained access policies for enterprise content.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain the ECM content management platform, focusing on workflows and integrations.
  • Develop RESTful APIs to enhance content management capabilities for business applications.
  • Leverage Gen-AI in the software development lifecycle.
  • Optimize document repository performance and ensure compliance with governance frameworks.
  • Provide senior technical leadership and mentor team members on best practices and integration patterns.

Benefits

  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Support from leadership for personal and professional development.
  • Opportunity to make a significant impact within the organization.
  • Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing team environment.
  • Access to a world-class training program in financial services.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

A Senior Developer responsible for the Enterprise Content Management Platform is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining mission-critical content management systems built on IBM FileNet and Tungsten KOFAX. The group is continuously working to improve our Agile, Engineering, and DevOps practices, and this role will be expected to actively participate in these efforts.

This role will contribute towards implementation of AI-driven software development lifecycle and the opportunity to work on enterprise-scale automation and AI integration initiatives, establishing best practices, and advance the technical maturity of our engineering organization.

What will you do?
  • Design, development, performance tuning, monitoring, and deployment of ECM content management platform, workflows and integrations.
  • Design and build RESTful APIs and integration services that expose ECM capabilities to business applications, enabling seamless content retrieval, workflow orchestration, and document lifecycle management.
  • Leverage Gen-AI capabilities to adopt and follow Gen AI software development cycle.
  • Optimize content repository performance, manage document lifecycles, and ensure compliance with retention policies and governance frameworks.
  • Provides programming expertise and enterprise architecture skills within the ECM domain, serving as a senior technical authority on the platform team.
  • Contribute to technical design reviews, conduct code reviews, and mentor engineering team members on ECM best practices, API design, and integration patterns.


What do you need to succeed?

Must Have
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with IBM FileNet, Tungsten Kofax, Java/C# or similar OO languages and React, Angular, or equivalent web frameworks and SQL.
  • 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing enterprise application integration, microservices architecture, and API-driven solutions.
  • Proficiency in FileNet, Kofax, and Content viewer development tools: Administrator, Configuration Manager, Designer, and custom code development using FileNet APIs (C#/Java).
  • Strong understanding of document lifecycle management, records management, information governance, retention policies, and compliance frameworks (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA).
  • Experience in configuring, tuning, and maintaining FileNet infrastructure, including object stores, workflow engines, and security models.
  • Experience in designing data retention policies and automated destruction workflows compliant with regulatory frameworks (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, FINRA).
  • Proficiency in RBAC, ABAC, and access control models with ability to design fine-grained access policies for enterprise content.
  • Excellent ability to translate complex technical challenges into business language; comfortable presenting technical roadmaps and migration strategies to senior management.


Nice-to-Have

Advanced Certifications & Expertise
  • IBM FileNet Certification: IBM Certified Associate Developer - FileNet or IBM Certified Solutions Architect - FileNet.
  • Kofax TotalAgility (KTA) Certifications: Administrator, Transformation Professional Developer, or Workflow Professional Developer.
  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks.
  • Experience designing and implementing cloud-based architecture using Azure, AWS, or GCP. Experience with Docker and Kubernetes containerization.


What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program includes bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable.
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team.
  • A world-class training program in financial services.

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Job Skills
Application Development, Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address:

180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-11

Application Deadline:

2026-07-04
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

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