Lead Data Engineer- climate Solutions, Gft

RBC is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for Climate Solutions in Halifax, NS. The role involves designing and developing scalable data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring data quality and performance. Candidates should have a Bachelor's or Master's in a related field, 6+ years of experience, and expertise in programming languages like Hadoop and Python. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, with a focus on delivering innovative IT solutions.
Job Summary

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Are you a talented, creative, and results-driven professional who thrives on delivering high-performing applications. Come join us!

Global Functions Technology (GFT) is part of RBC's Technology and Operations division. GFT's impact is far-reaching as we collaborate with partners from across the company to deliver innovative and transformative IT solutions. Our clients represent Risk, Finance, HR, CAO, Audit, Legal, Compliance, Financial Crime, Capital Markets, Personal and Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. We also lead the development of digital tools and platforms to enhance collaboration.

Our team is focused on the design, development and deployment of capabilities that enable the end-to-end delivery of the Enterprise ESG framework. Lead Engineer, Climate Solutions is responsible for leading development of applications for large-scale data processing and analysis. You will work with all stakeholders to design best in class technology solutions. We value positive attitude, willingness to learn, open communication, teamwork, and commitment to clean, secure and well-tested code.

What will you do?

Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support various analytical and operational needs.

Contribute to data pipeline architecture so it follows a micro-service format and the components are deployable to on-premise and Cloud

Collaborate closely with stakeholders including data scientists, software engineers, and domain experts to understand data requirements and deliver robust solutions.

Ensure data quality, integrity, and reliability throughout the data lifecycle.

Support the integration of analytics and machine learning models into production systems, focusing on data availability and performance.

Optimize database performance and schema design for large-scale data sets.

What do you need to succeed?
Must Have

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

6+ years of experience combined in programming, small to large-scale applications; 1+ year in team lead or similar capacity with full end-to-end ownership in delivering a project.

This is a lead role - Demonstrated strong team leadership and ability in written and oral communication skills, along with strong presentation skills. Ability to determine the information and communication needs of the stakeholders and project.

Expert in multiple programming languages / frameworks such as Hadoop, Apache Spark, Python, Scala, Hive . Exposure to DevOps practices and tools for CI/CD pipelines.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to work in a collaborative team environment. Experience with database engines such as SQL Server, programming experience in writing queries, performance tuning

Ability to translate business requirements into technology implementation. Must be self-motivated and be able to work with minimum supervision.

Nice to Have

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their data services.

Knowledge of data governance and security practices.

Frontend and backend engineering, test driven development, microservices and architecture design principles.

Prior experience in the Financial Industry, especially supporting top-of-the-house risk analytic functions (such as Market Risk, Credit Risk or Liquidity Risk), in the design and development of the regulatory frameworks.

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

Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

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

Opportunities to do challenging work, to take on progressively greater accountabilities and to building close relationships with clients

Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.

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Job Skills
Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Quality Management, Requirements Analysis