Staff Data Engineer (Global Security)
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Job Description\n\nWhat is the opportunity?\n\nWe're seeking a visionary Lead Data Engineer to join IT Risk Data Analyis team to spearhead multiple transformational initiatives that will revolutionize our data landscape. You'll be the technical leader driving four major strategic projects that will define the next generation of our data infrastructure:\n\nProject Walrus - Build a cutting-edge data platform from the ground up\nDataIKU to Airflow Migration - Modernize our entire workflow orchestration\nOpenShift Migration - Transform legacy Linux VMs into cloud-native excellence\nDisaster Recovery Leadership - Architect bulletproof resilience strategies\nTalent Development - Shape the next generation of data engineers\n \nWhat will you do?\n\n \nProject Walrus for Enterpise Risk KRI\n\n * Architect from scratch - Design a revolutionary data platform with unlimited creative freedom\n * Design Snowflake data models - Create scalable, optimized data warehouse schemas and structures\n * Choose your tech stack - Implement cutting-edge technologies and set new industry standards\n * Scale to enterprise - Build systems that will process petabytes and serve thousands of users\n * Your vision, your legacy - This will be the platform that defines our data future DataIKU to Airflow Migration \n * Lead the transformation of our entire workflow ecosystem from DataIKU to Apache Airflow\n * Architect migration strategies that ensure zero downtime and seamless transitions\n * Design sophisticated DAGs that will orchestrate complex data pipelines at scale\n * Establish new standards for workflow development and deployment across the organization\n\nOpenShift Migration\n\n * Spearhead the migration from traditional Linux VMs to modern OpenShift container platform\n * Design microservices architecture that's scalable, resilient, and cloud-native\n * Implement DevOps excellence with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments\n * Create the blueprint for enterprise containerization strategy\n\nDisaster Recovery Leadership - Build Unbreakable Systems\n\n * Architect enterprise DR strategies that ensure business continuity under any scenario\n * Design failover mechanisms with RTO/RPO targets that exceed industry standards\n * Lead cross-functional teams in DR planning, testing, and implementation\n * Become the go-to expert for system resilience and business continuity\n\nTechnical Leadership & Mentorship - Shape Future Leaders\n\n * Mentor and coach junior data engineers, accelerating their career growth\n * Establish engineering culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning\n * Lead technical decision-making across multiple high-impact projects\n * Build world-class teams that other organizations will envy\n\n \nWhat do you need to succeed?\nMust-have:\n\n5+ years of data engineering experience with 2+ years in leadership roles\n\n \nHands-On Technical Excellence\n\n * Develop sophisticated data pipelines using Python, SQL, and modern frameworks\n * Implement monitoring and alerting systems that ensure SLO/SLI stayed within acceptable window.\n * Expert-level Python and SQL skills with proven track record of complex implementations\n * Apache Airflow. - DAG development, scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting\n * OpenShift/Kubernetes expertise - container orchestration, deployments, and management\n * Optimize performance of distributed systems processing massive data volumes\n\n \nCross-Platform Mastery\n\n * Orchestrate complex workflows in Apache Airflow with advanced DAG patterns\n * Deploy containerized applications on OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms\n * Disaster Recovery planning and implementation experience in enterprise environments\n\nLeadership & Collaboration\n\n * Lead technical design sessions and architecture review boards\n * Results-driven - track record of delivering complex projects on time and exceeding expectations\n * Collaborate seamlessly with RBC teams including DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, and QA teams\n * Drive cross-functional initiatives ensuring alignment between data engineering and infrastructure teams\n * Mentor team members through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing\n * Drive project delivery using Agile methodologies and DevOps practices\n * Collaborate with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions\n * Facilitate knowledge sharing across RBC's engineering organization\n\nNice to Have:\n\n * Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field\n * Snowflake expertise - data modeling, warehousing, performance optimization, and SnowSQL proficiency\n * DataIKU experience and understanding of migration strategies to modern platforms\n * Leadership experience mentoring teams and driving technical initiatives\n * Excellent communication skills - ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences\n\nWhat’s in it for you?\n\nWe 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.\n\n * A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable\n * Leaders who support your development and production day to day support through coaching and managing opportunities\n * Ability to make a difference and lasting impact \n * Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team \n * Opportunities to do challenging work\n * Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
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.
Staff Data Engineer (Global Security)
Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description\n\nWhat is the opportunity?\n\nWe're seeking a visionary Lead Data Engineer to join IT Risk Data Analyis team to spearhead multiple transformational initiatives that will revolutionize our data landscape. You'll be the technical leader driving four major strategic projects that will define the next generation of our data infrastructure:\n\nProject Walrus - Build a cutting-edge data platform from the ground up\nDataIKU to Airflow Migration - Modernize our entire workflow orchestration\nOpenShift Migration - Transform legacy Linux VMs into cloud-native excellence\nDisaster Recovery Leadership - Architect bulletproof resilience strategies\nTalent Development - Shape the next generation of data engineers\n \nWhat will you do?\n\n \nProject Walrus for Enterpise Risk KRI\n\n * Architect from scratch - Design a revolutionary data platform with unlimited creative freedom\n * Design Snowflake data models - Create scalable, optimized data warehouse schemas and structures\n * Choose your tech stack - Implement cutting-edge technologies and set new industry standards\n * Scale to enterprise - Build systems that will process petabytes and serve thousands of users\n * Your vision, your legacy - This will be the platform that defines our data future DataIKU to Airflow Migration \n * Lead the transformation of our entire workflow ecosystem from DataIKU to Apache Airflow\n * Architect migration strategies that ensure zero downtime and seamless transitions\n * Design sophisticated DAGs that will orchestrate complex data pipelines at scale\n * Establish new standards for workflow development and deployment across the organization\n\nOpenShift Migration\n\n * Spearhead the migration from traditional Linux VMs to modern OpenShift container platform\n * Design microservices architecture that's scalable, resilient, and cloud-native\n * Implement DevOps excellence with CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments\n * Create the blueprint for enterprise containerization strategy\n\nDisaster Recovery Leadership - Build Unbreakable Systems\n\n * Architect enterprise DR strategies that ensure business continuity under any scenario\n * Design failover mechanisms with RTO/RPO targets that exceed industry standards\n * Lead cross-functional teams in DR planning, testing, and implementation\n * Become the go-to expert for system resilience and business continuity\n\nTechnical Leadership & Mentorship - Shape Future Leaders\n\n * Mentor and coach junior data engineers, accelerating their career growth\n * Establish engineering culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning\n * Lead technical decision-making across multiple high-impact projects\n * Build world-class teams that other organizations will envy\n\n \nWhat do you need to succeed?\nMust-have:\n\n5+ years of data engineering experience with 2+ years in leadership roles\n\n \nHands-On Technical Excellence\n\n * Develop sophisticated data pipelines using Python, SQL, and modern frameworks\n * Implement monitoring and alerting systems that ensure SLO/SLI stayed within acceptable window.\n * Expert-level Python and SQL skills with proven track record of complex implementations\n * Apache Airflow. - DAG development, scheduling, monitoring, and troubleshooting\n * OpenShift/Kubernetes expertise - container orchestration, deployments, and management\n * Optimize performance of distributed systems processing massive data volumes\n\n \nCross-Platform Mastery\n\n * Orchestrate complex workflows in Apache Airflow with advanced DAG patterns\n * Deploy containerized applications on OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms\n * Disaster Recovery planning and implementation experience in enterprise environments\n\nLeadership & Collaboration\n\n * Lead technical design sessions and architecture review boards\n * Results-driven - track record of delivering complex projects on time and exceeding expectations\n * Collaborate seamlessly with RBC teams including DevOps, Cloud Engineering, SRE, and QA teams\n * Drive cross-functional initiatives ensuring alignment between data engineering and infrastructure teams\n * Mentor team members through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing\n * Drive project delivery using Agile methodologies and DevOps practices\n * Collaborate with product teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions\n * Facilitate knowledge sharing across RBC's engineering organization\n\nNice to Have:\n\n * Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field\n * Snowflake expertise - data modeling, warehousing, performance optimization, and SnowSQL proficiency\n * DataIKU experience and understanding of migration strategies to modern platforms\n * Leadership experience mentoring teams and driving technical initiatives\n * Excellent communication skills - ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences\n\nWhat’s in it for you?\n\nWe 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.\n\n * A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable\n * Leaders who support your development and production day to day support through coaching and managing opportunities\n * Ability to make a difference and lasting impact \n * Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team \n * Opportunities to do challenging work\n * Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
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.