Senior Data Engineer

What is the opportunity?
RBC Insurance, through its operating entities, provides a wide range of travel, life, health, home, auto, wealth and insurance products and solutions. Also, it offers creditor and business reinsurance services to both individual and group clients. We are one of the largest insurance companies within a Canadian bank and among the fastest growing insurance organizations in the country. RBC Insurance employs more than 3,200 employees around the globe, and is the brand name for the insurance operating entities of Royal Bank of Canada.

What will you do?

• Design and implement data migration strategies for transitioning on-premise or legacy systems to a cloud environment.
• Develop scalable and secure cloud-based data pipelines.
• Optimize data storage, retrieval, and processing efficiency in the cloud.
• Build and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines to process structured and unstructured data.
• Develop and optimize complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and scripts for data processing.
• Collaborate with Data Architects and Analysts to define data models and transformations.
• Work with BI teams to optimize data sources for real-time and batch reporting.
• Enable self-service analytics by structuring data effectively for end-users.
• Implement data observability, monitoring, and logging mechanisms.
• Work closely with Data Scientists, Analysts, and Business teams to understand data needs.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Technical Expertise: Strong experience in SQL, Python, and cloud-based ETL frameworks.
• Cloud Technologies: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (GCP).
• Data Warehousing: Proficiency in Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, or similar platforms.
• BI & Visualization: Experience in structuring data for Tableau or similar BI tools.
• ETL Tools: Experience with Apache Airflow, Talend, DBT, or similar ETL frameworks.
• Big Data Processing: Familiarity with Spark, Hadoop, or other big data technologies is a plus.
• Excellent organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Strong Teamwork and Collaboration Skills
• Analytical Thinking

Nice to Have

• Actuarial Knowledge and Insurance industry knowledge
• Knowledge of factors affecting Claims and Insurance Policies
• Other programming skills considered an asset

What’s in it for you?

• A Total Rewards program that includes flexible benefits, work/life balance and career development programs and investment and retirement savings plans
• Competitive pay and high-earning potential
• All the tools, training, and team support you need to grow your business and career
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Sophisticated RBCI software tools to boost your productivity and grow your business

RBC Insurance is an organization that succeeds by bringing out the best in its people. You’ll be part of a supportive, inclusive team that shares common values – including a fundamental respect for each other. At the heart of this is a commitment to diversity. RBC respects and responds to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives – so you can focus on what you can do best – putting clients first.

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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.