Senior Data Engineer: Secure, Scalable Pipelines + AI-ready

RBC; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC in Bedford, Canada, seeks a data engineering professional to design and deploy scalable data architectures and reusable data assets that empower analytics and reporting across the organization.

You will build robust data pipelines with strong code quality, security, and CI/CD practices, monitor pipelines, and collaborate with business and tech teams to deliver compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of data engineering experience designing and deploying data architectures.
• Strong Python and SQL skills for data pipeline development, querying, and optimization.
• Experience with DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment processes.
• Security-focused mindset with understanding of secure coding standards and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy complex data architectures and reusable data assets that enable analytics and reporting capabilities across the organization.
• Build and maintain data pipelines with strong attention to code quality, security standards, automated testing, and comprehensive documentation.
• Support deployment pipelines and DevOps practices to ensure reliable data platform operations and system stability.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to maintain visibility into data pipeline health and proactively identify performance issues.
• Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities in data systems and code; conduct peer code reviews with focus on secure coding standards and best practices.
• Explore and evaluate emerging technologies and AI/ML techniques to enhance data engineering capabilities and identify opportunities for process optimization.
• Collaborate with business and technology teams to understand requirements and design data solutions aligned with organizational strategy and compliance standards.
• Independently resolve complex data engineering problems by identifying areas for improvement and implementing scalable solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

DevOps

CI/CD

Security

Testing frameworks

Data architectures

Tools

Snowflake

Job description

RBC in Bedford, Canada, seeks a data engineering professional to design and deploy scalable data architectures and reusable data assets that empower analytics and reporting across the organization.

You will build robust data pipelines with strong code quality, security, and CI/CD practices, monitor pipelines, and collaborate with business and tech teams to deliver compliant solutions.