Data Platform Operations Engineer (London)

RBC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Data Platform Operations Engineer to maintain reliability, performance, and scalability of the Data Platform for internal and external customers. The role is permanent and requires 4 days in the London office at 10 Fenchurch Avenue.

Key responsibilities include managing deployments, data pipelines, and dashboards; implementing security, governance, and disaster recovery plans; and collaborating across Data & Analytics, Security, and IT teams.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting scalable, high-performance data platforms in hybrid (Azure) environments.
• Hands-on experience with SQL/ETL tools, CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring/logging, data security/governance (Purview, Collibra), and version control (Git).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ITSM tools (ServiceNow, Jira).
• Incident management experience with high availability/disaster recovery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Ensure system reliability, uptime, and scalability while delivering changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to uphold best practices.
• Monitor performance, resolve issues proactively, and maintain troubleshooting knowledge base.
• Manage deployments, data pipeline stability, and dashboard refreshes.

Skills

Data Platform engineering

SRE practices

DevOps culture

Incident management

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Agile methodologies

Documentation skills

On-call experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Degree in CS advantageous

Tools

Purview

Collibra

Git

Jira

ServiceNow

Azure DevOps

Databricks

Power BI

Terraform

Python/PySpark

Job description

What is the opportunity?

As a Data Platform Operations Engineer, your primary focus will be monitoring and maintaining availability, performance, scalability, and reliability of the Data Platform to meet the SLAs and needs of internal and external customers.

This is a permanent, full-time role and requires 4 days in our 10 Fenchurch Avenue, London office.

Should you be shortlisted, do please let us know if you have any specific requirements for the interview.

What will you do?

Operational

• Ensure system reliability, uptime, and scalability while delivering changes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Data & Analytics, Security, etc.) to uphold best practices.
• Monitor performance, resolve issues proactively, and maintain a knowledge base for troubleshooting.
• Manage deployments, data pipeline stability, and dashboard refreshes.
• Implement security, compliance, and data governance frameworks (e.g., data integrity, privacy, lifecycle management).
• Maintain documentation, stay updated on industry trends, and support disaster recovery planning.
• Optimize the Datactics data quality platform and manage data reconciliation/governance processes.
• Participate in on-call rotations for out-of-hours support.

Engineering

• Design, deploy, and maintain monitoring dashboards and SRE frameworks.
• Automate and modernize operational processes for the Data Platform.
• Leverage AI (Generative/Agentic) and automation to enhance efficiency and self-healing capabilities.
• Reduce out-of-hours support needs through engineering and AI toolsets.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Experience supporting scalable, high-performance data platforms in hybrid (Azure) environments, including data lifecycle management, RDBMS, NoSQL, data warehouses, and cloud infrastructure principles.
• Hands-on experience with SQL/ETL tools, CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring/logging, data security/governance (e.g., Purview, Collibra), and version control (Git).
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira).
• Incident management experience, with an understanding of high availability/disaster recovery, and application of ITSM principles.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate across teams and produce concise documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Engineering experience, particularly with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Databases & Tools knowledge: Microsoft SQL Server (administration, T-SQL, DML, DDL, SSIS), Databricks, Power BI.
• Experience in Azure Technologies: ADLS, ADF, Azure SQL Database, Delta Lake, Azure DevOps, Logic Apps, Function Apps, Key Vaults, Storage Accounts.
• Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform, Python/PySpark.
• Expertise in data modeling, integration, ETL processes, governance, and security.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with Datactics (or similar platforms) and Generative/Agentic AI is a plus.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related fields is advantageous.

What is 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, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• 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.

Agency Notice

RBC Group does not accept agency resumés. Please do not forward resumés to our employees, nor any other company location. RBC Group only pay fees to agencies where they have entered into a prior agreement to do so and in any event do not pay fees related to unsolicited resumés. Please contact the Recruitment function for additional details.

Job Skills

Active Learning, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address: 10 FENCHURCH AVENUE:LONDON

City: London

Country: United Kingdom

Work hours/week: 35

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-09-08

Application Deadline: 2026-11-11

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

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