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RBC

Senior Manager Engineering - GFT - Halifax

On site

Halifax, Canada

Senior

Full Time

02-02-2026

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Java SQL NoSQL Big Data GitHub DevOps Jenkins Networking Training Coaching Architecture Linux Programming Databases apache git react node.js Software Development Agile SDLC JS Spring Hadoop Spark Spring Boot Maven Kafka Node Js Microservices

Job Specifications

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.

We believe that innovation should drive all that we do, in challenging assumptions and being big and bold with our ideas. We support our people in developing the technical, business and professional skills needed to be successful. You will work with partners from across the company, participate in networking events, and have access to a wide variety of supports including mentorship. You will work directly with leaders who believe in celebrating successes and sharing learnings with other teams to promote progress.

The AFL(AML, Fraud, Law IT) team is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining highly scalable, high-performance pipelines for enterprise business applications. We support critical domains such as Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Fraud Detection, and Law IT, leveraging cutting-edge technologies to deliver robust solutions that meet enterprise needs. Our work spans data processing pipelines, microservices architecture, cloud-ready applications, and modern front-end frameworks, ensuring scalability, security, and efficiency for the businesses we support.

What You Will Do?

Lead, develop, and support highly scalable, high-performance components within an Agile development team.
Ensure high code quality by implementing automated unit and functional testing.
Automate processes within the development pipeline, identifying opportunities for efficiency gains, reducing time-to-market, and enabling continuous delivery.
Contribute to application design and develop reusable code structures to promote scalability across multiple applications.
Build and maintain modern front-end and back-end applications using frameworks like React and Node.js, Spring boot, ensuring seamless user experiences.
Approach complex problems with an open mind, looking beyond your stack to find innovative solutions.
Stay ahead of the curve by proactively learning about new technologies and exploring how they can address current and future challenges.
Communicate effectively with peers, translating technical details into clear, actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders.

What do you need to succeed?

Must Have:

Professional software development experience (Minimum 8+ years) with React, Node JS, Java, J2EE, Spring /REST / Microservices, Linux and NoSQL/SQL databases.
Experience developing secure server side services leveraging the following APIs: Spring, Spring Batch/Boot, RESTful Webservices, Apache Data Utilities (JSON, Avro, CSV/PSV, Parquet), Good knowledge on messaging/streaming technologies (MQ, Kafka)
Hands-on experience in writing clean, readable/reusable java code with unit tests, Experience using Git and Maven while collaborating with the software development team
Ability to independently handle module deliveries, multi-task effectively and provide timely updates
Experience with DevOps , CD/CI tools- Jenkins, GitHub, Automated Testing tools, or similar tools, Experience with building Cloud-ready microservices and containerizing applications

Nice To Have:

Experience with Big Data (Hadoop / Spark)

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

Job Skills

Application Integrations, Application Maintenance, Applications Architecture, Commercial Acumen, Enterprise Application Delivery, Information Technology Management, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Applications

Additional Job Details

Address:

120 WESTERN PKY:BEDFORD

City:

Bedford

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

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About the Company

Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Our success comes from the 94,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring our vision, values and strategy to life so we can help our clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada's biggest bank and one of the largest in the world, based on market capitalization, we have a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences... Know more