Principal Application Architect, Developer Innovation & Productivity

RBC - Royal Bank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Principal Application Architect to enhance engineering excellence within its software development teams. The role involves leading the adoption of best practices, collaboration with stakeholders, and introducing innovative tools to improve productivity. Ideal candidates will have a strong technical background along with excellent communication skills, ensuring both developer productivity and high-quality software delivery. Join a dynamic team at RBC, where progressive thinking and comprehensive training are valued.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits

World-class training program in financial services

Flexible work/life balance options

Leaders who support your development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in application architecture with a proven track record of innovation.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, particularly emphasizing collaboration.
• Experience with DevOps practices, continuous integration, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Drive the adoption of best practices in coding and application architecture.
• Lead initiatives to introduce new tools and technologies for development.
• Mentor developers and architects, fostering a culture of learning.

Skills

Applications Architecture

Application Security

Cloud Computing

Critical Thinking

Data Architecture

Decision Making

Detail-Oriented

Enterprise Application Delivery

Industry Knowledge

Multi-Level Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

Job description

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

As a Principal Application Architect, Developer Innovation & Productivity at RBC, you will lead the charge in fostering a culture of engineering excellence, innovation, and productivity within our software development teams. You will be pivotal in developing patterns and setting both architecture and technology standards to ensure RBC architects robust solutions, improves development processes, streamlines our delivery pipeline, and ultimately drives the creation of high-quality, valuable software for our customers.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Drive the adoption of best practices in coding, application architecture, and development processes with a focus on developer experience, innovation and productivity.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and development teams to understand needs, propose solutions, and ensure alignment with strategic goals.
• Lead initiatives to evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies that can enhance our development lifecycle and deliver competitive advantages.
• Advocate for and contribute to the creation of maintainable, scalable, and future-proof architectures, patterns and standards.
• Facilitate face-to-face conversations and workshops to effectively convey information within the enterprise.
• Ensure continuous attention to engineering excellence and good design, thereby driving agility and productivity.
• Simplify processes and systems, maximizing throughput, and removing bottlenecks to developer productivity, while adhering to governance and standards.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to developers and architects, fostering a culture of learning and growth.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, assessing their applicability to our goals and objectives.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have :

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in application architecture with a proven track record of innovation and productivity improvements.
• Strong understanding of agile methodologies and principles, particularly those emphasizing collaboration, responsiveness to change, and customer focus.
• Proficiency in a variety of programming languages and technologies, with an openness to embracing new tools and methods.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead cross-department initiatives and interact effectively with stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach teams towards achieving their highest potential.
• Experience with DevOps practices, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI / CD) pipelines.

Nice-to-have :

• Understanding of application security principles and practices, including experience with secure coding, threat modeling, and security assessments.
• Experience with performance testing, profiling, and optimization of applications and systems.
• Having good understanding of Generative AI Large Language Models, their strengths, weaknesses and how they can be applied to drive developer productivity and innovation

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
• 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

Job Skills

Applications Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Computing, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Industry Knowledge, Multi-Level Communication

Additional Job Details

Address :

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W : TORONTO