Royal Bank of Canada

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What is the Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to work at RBC Insurance Active Data Platform team with a group of technology specialists dedicated to deliver solution to Insurance business and clients. We are all in with Agile development, DevOps, Open Source, Software as a Service (SaaS) and modern tools and processes. You will have an opportunity to make a real difference by working on some impactful and meaningful projects.

We are seeking an experienced Application Architect to lead the design and technical implementation of our Cloud Data Lakehouse platform using Snowflake, leveraging the RBC Lumina Snowflake offering. The successful candidate will guide our team in developing a scalable, secure, and efficient data architecture that meets the organization's growing data needs. This role will focus on the application-level design, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems, and providing technical leadership to the development team.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Application Architect who has deep understanding of data management principles, modern data stack, cloud computing and ability to apply them in practical, business-focused context. Partners across IT and with assigned business line(s) to assess, research, and analyze business, technical and system needs in order to resolve business systems issues. Recommends technology solutions that meet sponsor / stakeholder needs. Acts as primary IT liaison with multiple interfacing applications, third party vendors, IT Executives, and/or Project team.

Our applications are used by RBC staff and clients making your contributions highly impactful and visible, directly contributing to the success of RBC. We deliver digitally enabled applications that are both internal and internet facing. We build cloud data lakehouse, stable web, and back-end applications which are resilient, scalable and high performance that avoids failure and focused on delivering best client experience. We continuously update our tech skills and upgrade our platforms to match industry standards.

What will you do?

• Define and design the application’s technical vision and strategy, aligning with business requirements and industry best practices
• Designing the data models and data pipelines, with a robust, scalable, maintainable, high-performance platform in mind
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data architect, data engineering, data science, and business stakeholders, to ensure alignment and effective data utilization
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, data models, and technical guide.
• Adherence to architecture standards and best practices, and provide guidance to the development team
• Work closely with the data architecture team to ensure alignment with overall data strategy and governance
• Participate in the evaluation and implementation of new technologies and tools to enhance the data platform
• Ensure compliance with organizational security, data governance, and regulatory requirements
• Identify potential new and innovative technologies which could benefit RBC Insurance and build, test and assess feasibility for current or future use;
• Ability to determine alternative methods and processes in order to best support RBC Insurance Application and Data needs;

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have

• 5+ years of experience in application architecture, with a focus on cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Strong expertise in Snowflake, including data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance
• Proven experience with data lakehouse architecture, design, and implementation
• Excellent understanding of data architecture principles, including data modeling, data quality, and data security
• Strong technical leadership and collaboration skills, with experience in guiding development teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex technical issues and develop creative solutions
• Experience on multiple projects with multiple interfaces and/or third parties. Successfully and simultaneously managed multiple projects with emphasis on High Impact, High Business Risk, Uncertain Business Requirements and New Technology

Nice to Have

• Experience with RBC Lumina Snowflake offering
• Knowledge of data engineering tools, such as Apache Beam, Apache Spark, or AWS Glue
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies and version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Certification in Snowflake, data architecture, or a related field
• Adaptability, Critical thinking and growing mindset
• Management and collaboration skills, Verbal and written communication skills
• Team contributor and care about team members
• Stay relevant to the current industry trend.

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
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

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Job Skills

Applications Architecture, Application Security, Cloud Computing, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Industry Knowledge, Multi-Level Communication

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

MISSISSAUGA

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-07-04

Application Deadline:

2025-07-28

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.

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