Developer

RBC; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Vancouver is seeking a Data Engineer to join its data ingestion platform team. The role involves designing and implementing data pipelines, ensuring data quality, and automating data ingestion from various sources. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in Big Data technologies such as Spark and Hive, alongside strong SQL skills and proficiency with the Snowflake data platform. This position supports flexible working options and offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Flexible benefits

Competitive compensation

Dynamic, high-performing team

World-class training program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Big Data technologies used for ETL.
• Experience with Scala and Snowflake cloud data platform.
• Experience with ETL tools such as Informatica and Talend.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion flows.
• Implement data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Ensure data quality, security, and performance.

Skills

Big Data technologies (Spark, Yarn, Hive, Hadoop)

Strong SQL skills

Data modeling

Scala

Snowflake cloud data platform

ETL tools (Informatica, Talend, Apache Airflow)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Python or scripting languages

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering or related field

Tools

Apache Airflow

Jenkins

GitHub

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

RBC’s AML are looking to expand our data ingestion platform team. You’ll be working as part of a team to build automation solutions for data ingestion from various sources into S3 and Snowflake for terabytes of data.

Responsibilities

• Work within an Agile product team to design, develop and maintain data ingestion flows and evolve the platform to orchestrate them.
• Design and implement data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Ensure data quality, security, and performance.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and views.
• Integrate Snowflake with other data sources and BI tools.
• Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data jobs and platform issues.
• Collaborate with our developers and cross-functional teams to integrate data capabilities into existing and new applications.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for data pipelines, transformations and data models.
• Foster knowledge and collaborative functions.
• Gather functional requirements and translate them into technical specifications. This includes interfacing with other engineers, project managers, business analysts and end users.
• Collaborate with other team members on resolving technical issues, improving current products and developing new features.

Qualifications

Must Have:

• 5+ years of Experience with Big Data technologies used for ETL: Spark, Yarn, Hive, Hadoop
• Strong SQL skills and knowledge of data modeling.
• Experience with Scala & Snowflake cloud data platform.
• Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, Apache Airflow).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of Python or other scripting languages is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering and, or a related field.
• Knowledge of SCM, Infrastructure-as-code, and CI/CD pipelines.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with workflow management tools like: Apache Airflow
• Experience with Continuous Integration tools - Jenkins, GitHub, Automated Testing tools, Git, or similar tools.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes/Containers

Benefits

• 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
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• 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 do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Location

410 GEORGIA ST W, FLOOR 3: 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: 2026-01-12

Application Deadline: 2026-02-27

Equal Opportunity Statement

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 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.