Lead Metadata Engineer: Data Pipelines & Governance

RBC; Halifax; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a talented lead software engineer to join the Global Functions Technology team. The role focuses on designing and implementing scalable data pipelines and leading a team to deliver high-performing applications in a collaborative environment. Candidates should have extensive experience in data management technologies and strong programming skills in languages such as Python and Java. This opportunity offers competitive compensation and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a leading banking organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Competitive compensation

Leaders who support your development

A world-class training program in financial services

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in software development in related technologies with increasing responsibilities and complexity.
• 1+ year in team lead or similar capacity.
• Expert in programming languages and frameworks such as Hadoop, Apache Spark, Python, Java, Hive.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker.
• Demonstrated strong team leadership and ability in written and oral communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable data pipelines to support ingestion, transformation, and delivery of clean, analysis-ready data.
• Coordinate, develop, lead, communicate and execute activities collaborating on Metadata management.
• Reviewing and recommending policies and procedures for collecting and managing organization data.
• Contribute to the integration and configuration of enterprise data tools supporting the CDO.
• Drive continuous improvement by leveraging industry best practices.

Skills

Big Data Management

Cloud Computing

Database Development

Data Mining

Data Warehousing (DW)

ETL Processing

Group Problem Solving

Quality Management

Requirements Analysis

Job description

RBC is seeking a talented lead software engineer to join the Global Functions Technology team. The role focuses on designing and implementing scalable data pipelines and leading a team to deliver high-performing applications in a collaborative environment. Candidates should have extensive experience in data management technologies and strong programming skills in languages such as Python and Java. This opportunity offers competitive compensation and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a leading banking organization.