Lead Cloud Systems Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to design and build cloud deployment platforms. You will work with a passionate team to tackle technical challenges and promote modern practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes, and strong communication skills to thrive in a collaborative environment. This full-time position allows one day of remote work per week.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Collaborative and high-performing team environment

Qualifications

• Must have advanced experience with Azure infrastructure, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Kubernetes extended features like operators and Go programming is essential.
• Strong communication skills are necessary to work effectively in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design and integration of cloud platforms and technologies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders for architecture recommendations and process improvements.
• Conduct performance tuning and cost optimization activities for cloud resources.

Skills

Advanced experience in design and engineering solutions with Azure infrastructure

Experience with developing Kubernetes extended features

Working knowledge of Helm, Flux, and ArgoCD

Experience in designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines

Strong communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

The role of Lead Systems Engineer within RBC's Cloud organization has responsibility for designing and building cutting-edge cloud deployment platforms and driving the enterprise's transition to a hybrid cloud environment. This role collaborates with a passionate team of cloud engineers, tackling complex technical challenges, developing innovative multi-cloud and multitenant solutions using technologies like Kubernetes, and promoting modern practices such as Infrastructure as Code and GitOps.

This position is full time and will require you to work a minimum of 4 days in the office per week with the option to work one day from home.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, engineering, and integration of the current and future cloud platforms, technologies and tools.
• Develop criteria and participate in the evaluation of third-party vendors and software, as well as due diligence exercises.
• Design and implement highly available, scalable and resilient applications and infrastructure for both cloud-native and hybrid technology stacks.
• Develop detailed plans and accurate estimates for the design, build, implementation, and stabilization phases of the release process.
• Implement capabilities using Kubernetes, Terraform Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, and Operators.
• Oversee testing and verification for all interfaces.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define, plan and execute high level team activities, including architecture recommendations and process improvements.
• Conduct performance tuning, capacity planning, risk remediation, and cost optimization activities to ensure compliant and efficient use of cloud resources.

Qualifications

Must-have

• Advanced experience in design and engineering solutions with Azure infrastructure, Terraform and Kubernetes.
• Experience with developing Kubernetes extended features like operators and Go Programming
• Working knowledge of Helm, Flux, and ArgoCD.
• Experience in designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines with Github Action and Jenkins.
• Strong communication skills necessary to work on a geographically distributed team.

Nice-to-have

• Experience of working in a Wealth Management Financial service.

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.

• 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.

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

Critical Thinking, Disruptive Innovations, Emerging Technologies, Group Problem Solving, IT Systems Integration, Operating Systems (OS), Product Development Design, Software Integration Engineering, System Applications, Teamwork

Additional Job Details

Address: 32 GALLOWGATE:NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

City: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Country: United Kingdom

Work hours/week: 35

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Job Type: Regular

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2025-06-17

Application Deadline: 2025-09-30

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

I nclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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.

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