What is the opportunity?
Join RBC as a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain stable, scalable data assets in Snowflake that power enterprise reporting and analytics across the organization. You will work closely with analytics, business intelligence, and stakeholder teams to create reusable, well-documented data infrastructure that enables self-service reporting in Power BI.

Job Description
Join RBC as a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain stable, scalable data assets in Snowflake that power enterprise reporting and analytics across the organization. You will work closely with analytics, business intelligence, and stakeholder teams to create reusable, well-documented data infrastructure that enables self-service reporting in Power BI.

This role works in the office 3 to 4 days a week.

What will you do?

Design and implement robust data models and transformations in Snowflake that serve as the foundation for reporting

Build and optimize ETL/ELT processes to extract, transform, and load data from multiple sources into Snowflake with high reliability and performance

Create modular, well-documented data assets (views, tables, procedures) that can be leveraged across multiple reporting and analytics use cases

Monitor and optimize query performance, data warehouse design, and compute utilization to ensure cost-effectiveness and scalability

Collaborate with BI developers to structure Snowflake objects for optimal Power BI connectivity and reporting performance

Establish and maintain data lineage documentation, naming conventions, and best practices for the data platform

Implement role-based access controls, data quality checks, and lineage tracking

Troubleshoot data issues, support stakeholders, and maintain data pipeline stability

What do you need to succeed?
Must Have





Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative discipline

3+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or similar role

Advanced proficiency in Snowflake (data modeling, SQL optimization, warehouse design)

Strong SQL skills with experience in complex transformations

Experience building production ETL/ELT pipelines

Familiarity with cloud data platforms and distributed computing concepts

Understanding of dimensional modeling and BI tool integration

Experience with version control and CI/CD practices

Nice to Have

Experience with dbt (data build tool) or similar transformation frameworks

Knowledge of Power BI and BI best practices

Python or similar scripting language proficiency

Snowflake certifications

Experience with data quality and monitoring tools

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 versatile 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

Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.

Job Skills
Cloud Data Architecture, Cross-Platform Integration, Data Build Tool, Data ETL, Data Modeling, Data Quality, Dimensional Modeling, ETL Pipelines, Microsoft Power Business Intelligence (BI), Monitoring Tools, Python (Programming Language), Scripting Languages, Snowflake (Platform), Snowflake Data Warehouse, SQL Optimization, Version Control, Warehouse Design

Additional Job Details
Address: RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTO

City: Toronto

Country: Canada

Work hours/week: 37.5

Employment Type: Full time

Platform: PERSONAL & COMMERCIAL BANKING

Job Type: Contract (Fixed Term)

Pay Type: Salaried

Posted Date: 2026-07-30

Application Deadline: 2026-08-15

Note
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

Our Employment Opportunities
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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📌 Lead Data Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 RBC
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