Lead Developer (Java)- Calgary (Hybrid)

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Calgary, AB
Mid level
Fintech • Insurance
The Role
The Lead Developer will oversee application development in Wealth Management, ensuring efficient data management solutions. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, directing data services projects, addressing technical issues, and leading a technical team while managing budgets and reporting on progress.
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Job Description

What is the opportunity?

A key leadership role in application development within Wealth Management Technology, Data Services Canada. The role will be responsible for proving expertise and oversight in building and maintaining highly efficient next generation Data Management & Services solutions portfolio.

You will be required to collaborate with multiple project/program stakeholders, including the Business Units, Solution Architects, Business Systems Analysts, Development teams, Quality Assurance, IT infrastructure teams and third-party vendors.

The ideal candidate will have a sharp business mind, understand user needs and align them with the products that are being created. Ultimately, you are motivated by the desire to optimize productivity and nurture program success from inception to completion.

What will you do?

  • Conduit to front facing business/other stakeholders to understand their data needs across all capabilities/initiatives for planning and prioritization

  • Provide thought leadership and be responsible for delivering highly efficient Data and Services solutions through multiple projects

  • Provide Technical Direction, Anticipate/Obtain Resolution of issues & implement Solutions for the integration of DMI projects into Wealth Management’s & RBC’s infrastructure environment

  • Responsible for timely coordination of the end-to-end data Intake Process, that includes proposals, funding approvals and delivery

  • Support functions across various groups including program/project managers, architects, development and production support teams

  • Accountable for regular reporting of the Data portfolio, including status(budget, progress), alignment to overall strategy and overall capability reporting

  • Resolves complex issues and conflicts (including architectural direction vs project constraints); escalates to executive level where required

  • Provide leadership and oversight to technical team

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:

  • Highly proficient hands-on development experience of 3+ years in delivering Java based solutions utilizing API based solutions deployed on OpenShift/Azure, and streaming solutions using Kafka.

  • Highly proficient hands-on recent experience of 4+ years in delivering data solutions utilizing enterprise grade RDBMS (SQL Server, Sybase, Oracle), no SQLDBs

  • Proven relationship builder within a cross functional matrix organization, with a track record of establishing strong working relationships with leaders, team members and vendors.

  • Strong planning, estimating, budget management, reporting, team planning and coordination experience, including vendor engagement management

  • Thrives in a fast-paced Agile environment, ability to prioritize, work under pressure and meet time sensitive deadlines, while incorporating development management process best practices like Continuous Integration Tools (Jenkins, UCD), Configuration Management platforms (Ansible, Puppet) and work management tool like Jira

  • Proven leader and experienced in managing mid-sized technical team over 5 years, including vendors, and brings strong communication & presentation skills

Nice to have:

  • Working knowledge of implementing monitoring and dashboard solutions leveraging ELK

  • Working knowledge of ETL Solutions

  • Recent experience in query profiling, query optimization, performance monitoring, tuning on in-memory DB and relational database. Hands-on experience with data modelling including logical and physical database design

  • Familiarity with any Cloud Technologies (Openshift, Azure)

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

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:

335 8 AVE SW:CALGARY

City:

CALGARY

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2024-09-12

Application Deadline:

2024-11-29

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 embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work. We are taking actions to tackle issues of inequity and systemic bias to support our diverse talent, clients and communities.
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We also strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our prospective employees with different abilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations during the recruitment process.

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Top Skills

Java
The Company
HQ: Toronto, Ontario
88,000 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

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 88,000+ 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 to our 17 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.‎

We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities.

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