Data Engineer

Royal Bank of Canada
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
6 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Azure
Big Data
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Information Engineering
Data Governance
Data Infrastructure
ETL
Data Mining
Data Warehousing
Database Design
Database Development
DevOps
Python
SQL Azure
Azure DevOps Pipelines
DataOps
Azure
Azure
GIT
Data Lake
PySpark
Semi-structured Data
Git Flow
Data Lakehouse
Terraform
Data Pipelines
Databricks

Job description

We're looking for a passionate Data Engineer to join our innovative team in London or Newcastle and help shape the future of our Data Lakehouse platform! In this role, you'll collaborate closely with business and technology teams across Wealth Management Europe (WME), building and optimising the data pipelines that turn raw financial data into trusted, actionable insights using cutting-edge tools like Databricks, Azure Data Factory, and Delta Lake. This is a permanent, full-time role and requires working 4 days a week in our London or Newcastle office., * Architect & Optimize Data Pipelines: Design, build, and maintain scalable pipelines across our Bronze, Silver, and Gold medallion architecture - from raw source ingestion through to the analytics layer that powers our business.

  • Own the Platform: Perform daily monitoring of pipeline health, proactively resolve issues end-to-end, and keep our data flowing reliably for the teams that depend on it.
  • Innovate with Modern Tech: Leverage Azure, Databricks, and Data Factory to automate repetitive tasks, enhance performance, and future-proof our platform.
  • Champion DevOps & DataOps: Lead by example with Gitflow branching, structured pull request reviews, and rigorous testing practices.
  • Collaborate Across Teams: Partner with data analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into well-engineered technical solutions that drive strategic decisions.
  • Innovate Continuously: Spot opportunities to improve pipeline performance, platform architecture, and engineering processes - and do something about them.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in Data Engineering working within a Lakehouse environment (Databricks is preferable)
  • Strong SQL/T-SQL skills and a knack for database design and modelling
  • Experience and knowledge of Python and PySpark
  • Proven experience building and optimising big data pipelines at scale with structured and semi-structured data
  • Hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, and Azure SQL Database
  • Solid Azure DevOps practices including Git, branching strategies, and agile delivery
  • A thorough approach to testing - source system through to the presentation layer

Nice-to-Have

  • Familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g. Terraform)
  • Experience with data governance, quality, and security processes.
  • Familiarity with Azure DevOps Pipelines and CI/CD for data platform deployments
  • A curious, problem-solving attitude and a passion for automating manual processes., Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Quality Management, Requirements Analysis

About the company

This isn't just a job-it's a chance to pioneer data solutions in a dynamic, relationship-driven industry. At RBC, we value lasting partnerships, both with our clients and our teams. You'll work with brilliant minds, tackle meaningful challenges, and grow your career in a sector that thrives on trust and innovation. 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., At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One 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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