Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration.
We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer to join our Toronto Fraud and AML IT team. work on the development and deployment of data pipeline, drive innovation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business growth and improvement. The candidate will have a strong background in data engineering, software development and leadership, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions that meet business needs. The person will collaborate closely with team members under Agile Squad including product owners, architects, business analysts and quality engineers.
The candidate possesses deep understanding of data management principles, modern data stack, cloud computing and ability to apply them in practical, business-focused context. Partners across IT and with assigned business line(s) to assess, research, and analyze business, technical and system needs in order to resolve business systems issues.
What will you do?
- Creating software for retrieving, parsing and processing structured and unstructured data.
- Defining and building scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics.
- Developing scripts and programs for converting various types of data into usable formats.
- Contribute to technical design, development, and implementation of applications.
- Working with different RBC internal teams for software feature delivery, support and bug fixes.
- Supporting project team to scale, monitor and operate data platforms for very high availability and performance.
- Ensure code quality, performance, scalability, responsiveness of applications.
- Participate in post-implementation reviews of application, development, and processes, continually working to create a learning environment by sharing with others.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have
- Payment domain experience especially in retail and commercial banking
- 4+ years of professional Experience skills in one of the following programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or C++.
- Strong NoSQL/SQL databases skills.
- Experience in working with Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Elastic Search).
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design and functional programming.
Nice-to-have :
- AML or Fraud Domain experience
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, and Azure) and MLOps tools.
- Strong understanding of software development principles, including design patterns, testing, and deployment. Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
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.
- Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
- Participate in fun events and gamification challenges to help build your career tool kit while enjoying a work-life balance
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
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Job Skills
Apache Spark, Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Payments Domain, Payment Systems, Python (Programming Language), Quality Management, Requirements Analysis, Snowflake (Platform), SQL Database Queries
Additional Job Details
Address:
RBC CENTRE, 155 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:
2025-11-17
Application Deadline:
2025-12-31
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC’s Technology and Operations division. GFT’s impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration.
We are looking for a skilled Data Engineer to join our Toronto Fraud and AML IT team. work on the development and deployment of data pipeline, drive innovation, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business growth and improvement. The candidate will have a strong background in data engineering, software development and leadership, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality solutions that meet business needs. The person will collaborate closely with team members under Agile Squad including product owners, architects, business analysts and quality engineers.
The candidate possesses deep understanding of data management principles, modern data stack, cloud computing and ability to apply them in practical, business-focused context. Partners across IT and with assigned business line(s) to assess, research, and analyze business, technical and system needs in order to resolve business systems issues.
What will you do?
- Creating software for retrieving, parsing and processing structured and unstructured data.
- Defining and building scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics.
- Developing scripts and programs for converting various types of data into usable formats.
- Contribute to technical design, development, and implementation of applications.
- Working with different RBC internal teams for software feature delivery, support and bug fixes.
- Supporting project team to scale, monitor and operate data platforms for very high availability and performance.
- Ensure code quality, performance, scalability, responsiveness of applications.
- Participate in post-implementation reviews of application, development, and processes, continually working to create a learning environment by sharing with others.
What do you need to succeed?
Must have
- Payment domain experience especially in retail and commercial banking
- 4+ years of professional Experience skills in one of the following programming languages such as Python, Scala, Java, or C++.
- Strong NoSQL/SQL databases skills.
- Experience in working with Big Data Technologies (Spark, Hadoop, Hive, Kafka, Snowflake, Databricks, Azure Data Lake, Elastic Search).
- Strong understanding of object-oriented design and functional programming.
Nice-to-have :
- AML or Fraud Domain experience
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, and Azure) and MLOps tools.
- Strong understanding of software development principles, including design patterns, testing, and deployment. Experience with DevOps practices such as CI/CD, experience with containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
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.
- Network and build lasting relationships with students from diverse backgrounds from across Canada
- Participate in fun events and gamification challenges to help build your career tool kit while enjoying a work-life balance
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and learning opportunities
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and highly performing team
- Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
#LI-POST
#TECHPJ
Job Skills
Apache Spark, Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Pipelines, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Payments Domain, Payment Systems, Python (Programming Language), Quality Management, Requirements Analysis, Snowflake (Platform), SQL Database Queries
Additional Job Details
Address:
RBC CENTRE, 155 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:
2025-11-17
Application Deadline:
2025-12-31
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to our more than 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com. We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact.
La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais
Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social.