Royal Bank of Canada

Snr Data engineer

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

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, with 3 years on Spark (Scala/Python) and Big Data tools like Databricks and Airflow.
  • Solid experience with Hadoop/Hive ETL/data pipelines or similar big-data platforms like Cloudera.
  • Proficient in SQL and Oracle/PL-SQL, with knowledge of ANSI-compliant RDBMSs.
  • Experience with multiple operating systems, including Windows, Unix, and Linux.
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technology field.
  • Strong communication and time management skills.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with Product Owner, Manager, and Development Lead to determine optimal technical solutions.
  • Participate in the design and development phases of projects, addressing technical challenges.
  • Align design and development efforts with data architecture strategy.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation and provide training as needed.
  • Assist the application support team in troubleshooting production issues.
  • Work with Quality Engineering on testing and quality assurance for changes.
  • Mentor and share knowledge with team members.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment focused on professional growth.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in the finance sector.
  • Access to training and development resources.
  • Potential for career advancement in a growing organization.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

In this role as a Senior Data Engineer, you will be responsible for development deliverables for the Finance Data Platform. The Platform, leverages Airflow and Databricks and serves as the central repository of finance related datasets, with capabilities including the ingestion of positional/trade, sub-ledger, general-ledger trial balances, and reference data; as well as data enrichment, adjustment, reconciliation, analytics and reporting functions.

What will you do?
  • Work with the Product Owner, Product Manager, and Development Lead to understand and determine best mix of development and technical solutions to meet business requirements and project objectives.
  • Work on detailed design and development phases of project initiatives; identifying, tracking and resolving technical issues.
  • Ensure design/development solutions are aligned to the data/architecture strategy.
  • Ensure adequate technical/reference documentation and training is in place.
  • Provide assistance to the application support team in troubleshooting and resolving production issues.
  • Coordinate with the Quality Engineering team on all aspects of testing and verification, ensuring quality assurance testing is performed for all changes.
  • Impart knowledge, benefit of experience, and mentoring to other members of the team.


Must-have:
  • Total Experience 5+ years' , with at least 3 years experience with Spark (Scala/Python) , Big Data ,Databricks, Airflow ,DBT
  • Solid experience (as evidenced by resume) with Apache Hadoop/Hive ETL/data-pipelines or other big-data platform technology/tools Cloudera
  • Solid experience (as evidenced by resume) with SQL, Oracle/PL-SQL or any ANSI-compliant RDBMS platform preferred.
  • Experience on Windows/Unix/Linux OS.
  • Undergraduate degree/diploma in computer science/engineering or related technology discipline.
  • Solid communication and time management skills.


Nice-to-have:
  • Demonstrable experience with DevOps tools/technologies, including continuous integration/delivery tools and technologies such as GitHub, Jenkins, Synk, JIRA, Confluence, Airflow
  • Demonstrable experience with containerization tools and technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, Redhat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP).
  • Experience with Capital Markets or other financial technology services' middle/back office environments.
  • Experience with/exposure to cloud technology platforms such as PCF (on-prem), AWS. Azure (off-prem).
  • Experience with/exposure to Business Intelligence (BI)/Analytics/Reporting tools, such as Tableau, Datameer, Power BI, Presto, Snowflake, Apache Superset, etc.
  • Experience with/exposure with Test driven development (TDD) and automated unit testing.


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Job Skills
Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Quality Management, Requirements Analysis

Additional Job Details

Address:

745 THURLOW ST:VANCOUVER

City:

Vancouver

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-07-27

Application Deadline:

2026-07-31
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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