Senior Data Engineer (Global Security)
Job Summary
Job Description
What is the opportunity?
At RBC, our data engineering team enhances visibility into assets across the Public Cloud and Application Security landscape. Our mission is to provide clear insights into digital infrastructure, enabling effective identification and management of security risks.We harness industry-leading tools like Databricks, Python, PySpark, and Tableau, transforming data into strategic assets. Our approach goes beyond traditional security by analyzing complex datasets to generate actionable business insights, thereby strengthening our cyber resilience.
Collaboration is key to our success, fostering an innovative environment where team members leverage their narrative and technical skills to drive continuous advancements in cloud security.
What will you do?- Design, develop, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines in Azure Databricks using Spark (SQL, PySpark) to transform large datasets efficiently.
- Develop and optimize ELT/ELT workflows using Databricks Workflows or Apache Airflow ensuring data integrity, quality, and reliability.
- Design and manage Delta Lake solutions for data versioning, incremental data loads, and efficient data storage.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, create robust data models, and deliver actionable insights.
- Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices for data pipelines by building automated monitoring, alerting, and incident managements solution to ensure data reliability, availability, and performance.
- Apply best practices in data governance, ensuring compliance using Unity Catalog for access management and data lineage tracking.
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Spark jobs for performance, addressing data pipelines bottlenecks and ensuring cost efficiency.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code solutions using Terraform for automated resource provisioning and management.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for data pipelines, transformations and data models.
- Provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and best practices in data engineering.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering a, or a related field.
- 6+ years of proven experience in data engineering, delivering business-critical software solutions for large enterprises with a consistent track record of success.
- Strong expertise in Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Lakehouse Architecture, Table Triggers, Delta Live Pipelines, Databricks Runtime, Cluster management etc.)
- Proficiency in Azure Cloud Services.
- Solid understanding of Spark and PySpark for big data processing.
- English fluency, verbal and written.
- Knowledge of SCM, Infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines
- Databricks certifications (e.g., Databricks Certified Data Engineer, Spark Engineer).
- Exposure to Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform.
- Strong understanding of business intelligence and reporting tools.
- Familiarity with Cyber Security Concepts
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 including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
- Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- A world-class training program in financial services
- Opportunities to do challenging work
- Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
- Opportunities to building close relationships with clients.
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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:
330 FRONT ST W:TORONTO
City:
TORONTO
Country:
Canada
Work hours/week:
- 5
Employment Type:
Full time
Platform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Job Type:
Regular
Pay Type:
Salaried
Posted Date:
2025-03-31
Application Deadline:
2025-04-15
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment
At RBC, we believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities.RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.
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