Market Data Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada; Putrajaya; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a candidate to provide technical direction and support for Global Market Data Operations and Engineering, focusing on Capital Markets. Responsibilities include collaborating with engineering teams, managing incidents, and understanding market data needs. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills and a graduate-level technical degree. This full-time position is based in Putrajaya, Malaysia, offering an inclusive workplace environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with real-time feeds and communication protocols.
• Ability to clearly define and communicate ideas to stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Capital Markets lines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on Market Data architecture and support.
• Manage production problems and documentation.
• Partner with application development teams.

Skills

Good communication skills

Planning and organizing skills

Understanding of Market Data concepts

Knowledge of Unix/Linux

Experience with LSEG RTDS and Bloomberg

Client-first mentality

Adaptability to change

Collaborative mindset

Education

Graduate-level degree in a technical field

Tools

Symphony

Shell scripting (ksh, sh, csh, perl, python)

Networking technologies

Job description

Job Description: The purpose of this role is to provide technical direction and support for Global Market Data Operations and Engineering (MDOE) supported products (LSEG, Bloomberg, Solace, Symphony, Springboard, Exegy and FactSet) for Capital Markets (CM) business users and applications globally with a primary focus in APAC, as well as contributing to the global support of the platforms. Liaison between market data users, technology staff and management to ensure high quality and availability of market data and messaging platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and communicate as part of the Global Market Data group on all areas of Market Data architecture, engineering, implementation and support.
• Partner with application development teams to ensure that market data dependency risks are minimized and that needs are fully understood and met.
• Ensure documentation on all systems in use for production and disaster recovery and regulatory purposes.
• Ensure production problems, bugs, system problems/changes are documented, and requests are acted upon promptly.
• Keep Senior Management advised of situations that may compromise agreed deliverables and/or affect production systems.
• Manage and resolve incidents and outages.
• Manage requests for changes, system releases and capacity planning.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand their requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Proactively identify operational risks/control deficiencies in the environment.
• Review and comply with Firm Policies applicable to your business activities.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills.
• Planning, organizing, and negotiating skills.
• Demonstrated competency in crafting efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex business problems.
• Understanding of the Capital Markets business and their Market Data needs.
• Understanding of Market Data concepts: data‑feeds, stock exchanges and vendor reporting requirements.
• Ability to contribute to the development and execution of a business‑aligned technology strategy.
• Ability to achieve strategic deliverables while still meeting short‑ and medium‑term needs.
• Ability to clearly define and communicate ideas and broker consensus to keep initiatives progressing.
• Knowledge of collaboration tools – Symphony.
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux, Windows, Networking.
• Knowledge of shell scripting (ksh, sh, csh, perl, python).
• Knowledge of systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low‑latency environments.
• Experience with underlying networking and server technologies used in market data infrastructures.
• Experience with LSEG RTDS, Bloomberg, Exegy or other major market data systems.
• Understanding of messaging systems (Solace, Tibco RV, Kafka).
• Experience with real‑time feeds and the communication protocols used.
• Graduate‑level degree in a technical field (computer science, mathematics, engineering) – desired.
• Client‑first mentality with a concern for quality and delivery.
• Collaborative mindset, ability to gain buy‑in from multiple stakeholders and communicate effectively.
• Adaptability to change and ambiguity while ensuring cooperation and teamwork.
• Positive can‑do attitude.
• Team player who works well within local and global teams.
• Self‑starter with an eye for detail required for quality of delivery.
• Understanding of Capital Markets business lines, particularly Global Equity, Foreign Exchange (FX) and Fixed Income businesses.

Job Details

Address: PERSIARAN IRC 2, IOI RESORT CITY, IOI CITY TOWER ONE: PUTRAJAYA
City: Putrajaya
Country: Malaysia
Work hours/week: 40
Employment Type: Full time
Platform: CAPITAL MARKETS
Job Type: Regular
Pay Type: Salaried
Posted Date: 2026-01-06
Application Deadline: 2026-02-28
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above.

Inclusion 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.