Staff Cloud Engineer

What is the Opportunity?

Excited about cloud technologies? Looking to make a difference helping one of the biggest enterprises in Canada build a hybrid cloud? We need your help!

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop cutting edge cloud deployment platforms and gain highly coveted experience in migrating the enterprise to the hybrid cloud. You will interact with a team of passionate cloud engineers who thrive on solving challenging technical problems and creating great products that delight customers.

If this is the type of challenge that you're passionate about, then we would like to talk to you!

What will you do?

• Build enterprise platforms in Azure for the greater bank to support modern development techniques and architectures

• Leverage containerization technologies such as Kubernetes to build multicloud, multitenant platforms

• Deliver capabilities by developing practices such as Kubernetes Operators, Infrastructure as Code and GitOps

• Learn from a great team of fellow engineers in building real-world cloud scale solutions across public and private clouds

• Lead a team of like-minded platform engineers to build the cloud platforms as part of the RBC hybrid cloud strategy

• Promote automation and infrastructure best practices

• Fearlessly face challenging technical problems, use your superpowers to solve them, and help your peers by sharing your unique solutions

• Create awesome educational material for fellow engineers, like sample cloud native apps and starter code

• Continuously learn new technical skills and practice by applying them in your day-to-day work

EXECUTION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

• Leads the engineering, design and integration of the current and future Azure Kuberneres (AKS), technologies and tools

• Develops criteria for and participates in the evaluation of third party vendors and software as well as due diligence exercises.

• Design and implementation of highly available, scalable and resilient applications both for cloud native and non-cloud technologies stack

• Develops detailed plans and accurate estimates for the design, build, and implementation and stabilization phases of the project.

• Manages all aspects of testing and verification ensuring all tasks are performed for all interfaces.

• Responsible for defining, planning and executing high level team activities, such as recommendations for architecture and process improvements

• Recommends strategies to drive down cost and improve efficiencies with supported vendor software and written code to ensure optimal use of available resources.

• Provides direction to support staff in conducting performance tuning and capacity planning activities within the Cloud Infrastructure platform.

Must-have

• 4+ years' experience in design and engineering solutions with Azure infrastructure and Kubernetes

• Experience with developing Kubernetes extended features like operators and Go Programming

• Experience in designing and implementing advanced CI/CD pipelines with Github Action and Jenkins

• Experience with Azure and Kubernetes Security best practices

• Communication skills necessary to work on a geographically distributed team.

Nice-to-have

• Experience developing software

• Experience working with Java Spring Boot, Git and Jenkins

• Experience working in a SAFe, Kanban, or Scrum development methodology

• Experience with Helm, Flux and ArgoCD

RBC is committed to supporting flexible work arrangements when and where available. Details to be discussed with Hiring Manager.

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

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Job Skills

Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Migrations, Cloud Platform, Cloud Strategies, Cloud Technology, Hybrid Clouds, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure PaaS, Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Organizational Change Management, Performance Measurement, Process Management, Requirements Analysis, Systems Software, Terraform

Additional Job Details

330 FRONT ST W:TORONTOTORONTOCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2025-03-242025-04-14

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.