What is the opportunity?
The HR/BMCC Innovation Data team serves as a horizontal function, delivering business systems analysis and product management expertise to HR/BMCC business and IT partners. The Senior Data Engineer plays a pivotal role in helping develop and build data-driven solutions to serve our clients better. We are creating a data platform product (data hub) for HR, and this role will contribute with other Data Engineers and leads for the planning, development, and deployment of the data hub.
What will you do?
Engineer end-to-end data solutions on both on-prem and cloud infrastructure
Define and build scalable ETL/ELT workflows for reporting and analytics
Build solutions to scale, monitor, and operate data platforms for very high availability and performance
Leverage best practices in continuous integration and delivery, with a strong commitment to leading with quality
Consume and implement RESTful APIs and microservices to enable seamless data integration across enterprise systems
Help identify and evaluate potential new tools/platforms that mature RBC's AIOps capabilities
Mentor and guide junior engineers through code reviews, ensuring delivery of clean, well-tested, and performant software
Collaborate effectively with Developers, functional leads, the product manager, and Business in a fast-paced agile environment to deliver high-quality solutions
Translate complex technical requirements into practical, business-focused solutions with strategic thinking and attention to detail
What do you need to succeed?
Must-have
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent; or diploma in related technical discipline
5-8 years with SDLC frameworks, database technologies, advanced SQL, data transformation, and data modeling principles
Proficiency in Python and SQL with hands-on experience in ETL tools eg. DBT, Spark
Experience with Snowflake for architecture design, warehouse development, schema optimization, security, and performance tuning
5+ years with cloud-based ETL platforms
Expertise in dimensional, relational, and semantic modeling with data lineage documentation
Cloud infrastructure knowledge (Azure, AWS, or GCP) including Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless computing
Experience in DevOps (CI/CD) and version control (Git)
RESTful API design and microservices architecture experience
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with exceptional strategic thinking
Advanced communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical ideas into practical, business-focused solutions
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, ability to multitask, and strong time management skills
Nice-to-have
Experience in HR domain
Knowledge of agentic AI systems using LLM frameworks, open-source tools, and cloud technologies for workflow automation and decision engines
Experience with Databricks or advanced cloud data platforms
Experience with LLM API calling, RAG, and VectorDB
Full-stack development experience (Java) with small to large-scale applications
Experience with R or Scala for data processing
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
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
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Job Skills
Agile Software Development, Architecture Design Patterns, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence Technologies, Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Data Analysis, Data Architecture Development, Database Development, Data Lineage, Data Mining, Data Modeling, Data Pipelines, Data Science, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Pipelines, ETL Processing, ETL Workflows, Kubernetes, Requirements Analysis, Software Product Management
Additional Job Details
20 KING ST W:TORONTO
Toronto
Canada
37.5
Full time
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Regular
Salaried
2026-06-05
2026-08-31
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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