Associate Director DevOps Developer

Worky; Bedford; On-site; GBP 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Technical Lead to drive the strategy and execution of a world-class DevOps platform for QTS and Capital Markets. You will lead DevOps engineers, set technical direction, and model the behaviors that empower teams to ship faster, safer, and smarter.

You’ll champion AI-enabled workflows, oversee platform delivery, and mentor teams in an environment that values ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement while balancing delivery with robust SDLC discipline.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience with Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, or similar tech stack.
• 3+ years leading a software or DevOps team in an agile environment.
• Proven track record delivering production-grade systems with strong SDLC discipline.
• Experience building or modernizing distributed systems at scale.
• Strong GitHub Actions and GitOps proficiency.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Demonstrates effective communication, ownership, and analytical thinking.
• Active use of AI tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude) in daily work and driving adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead a DevOps team, set direction, and mentor for career growth.
• Architect, implement, and ship platform capabilities for Capital Markets.
• Enforce code quality, docs, tests, and release processes.
• Conduct code and architecture reviews and demo platform capabilities.
• Support broader initiatives like InnerSource and Agile Community of Practice.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

JavaScript

GitHub Actions

GitOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Leadership

SDLC discipline

AI tooling adoption

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Ansible Automation Platform

Snowflake

Elasticsearch

Kibana

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Job Description

We are building a world-class DevOps platform for QTS and Capital Markets at RBC. As a Technical Lead, you will drive the strategy and execution of this platform, enabling application teams to ship faster, safer, and smarter.

You'll lead a team of DevOps developers, set the technical direction, and be a hands-on practitioner who models the behaviors you expect from others — including the effective use of AI tooling in day-to-day engineering work.

This role is for someone obsessed with automation and efficiency, unafraid to fail fast, and motivated by enabling others as much as by building great systems themselves.

What will you do?

Lead the team

• Manage and grow a team of DevOps engineers: 1:1s, career development, hiring
• Unblock team members on technical, organizational, and HR matters
• Drive a culture of knowledge sharing, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Champion AI enablement — model effective AI-assisted workflows and coach the team to adopt them

Drive platform delivery

• Architect, implement, and ship DevOps platform capabilities for QTS and across Capital Markets
• Set and enforce standards for code quality, documentation, testing, and release
• Conduct code reviews and architecture reviews -
• Demo and promote platform capabilities to stakeholder teams

Contribute to broader initiatives

• InnerSource and Developer Experience programs
• Agile Community of Practice
• Co-op / new-grad program participation
• Interviews for neighbouring teams

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with relevant tech stacks (Java, Python, C#, JavaScript, or similar)
• 3+ years leading a software or DevOps engineering team in an agile environment
• Proven experience delivering production-grade systems with strong SDLC discipline
• Experience building or modernizing distributed systems at scale
• Strong proficiency with GitHub Actions and GitOps practices and workflows
• Experience with Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Strong communication, analytical thinking, and sense of ownership
• Demonstrated AI practitioner: actively uses AI tooling (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Claude, Cursor) in your own workflow and has driven adoption/enablement within teams you've led

Nice-to-have

• Experience with additional CI/CD tooling: GitLab, Jenkins, Ansible Automation Platform
• Experience with Snowflake for data platform integration and operations
• Elasticsearch and Kibana
• Public cloud: AWS, Azure, or GCP

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

• 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

Job Skills

Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Programming Languages, Software Change Request Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Integration Engineering, Software Product Design, Software Product Technical Knowledge, Software Release Management, System Testing Tools

Additional Job Details

Address: 90 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City: Bedford

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-07-23

Application Deadline: 2026-08-14

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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 to 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.