Job Description

As a Senior Developer you will work on exciting projects transforming RBC’s core banking capabilities and have opportunities to learn new technologies as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve with our customer’s needs.  We need our technical staff to exhibit an engineering mindset, be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full technology stack.

This core application is a large, sophisticated mainframe-based system which connects RBC clients to their banking products and services across the bank. Client systems serve as the backbone to many of our Digital Platforms like Mobile and Online Banking and also serve critical function of maintaining AML and compliance data that is paramount to ensuring our regulatory compliance.

What you will do

Design, develop, test, deploy, support and evolve software to deliver banking services.

Manage individual priorities, deadlines and deliverables.

Assess and analyze business and technical requirements in order to provide estimates and establish plans and timelines

Create, update and contribute to critical documentation relevant to the projects

Provide timely and quality service to Business and IT stakeholders, developing successful working relationships to improve overall quality of Client applications. Manages and prioritizes support issues and production problems to efficiently respond to business and operational needs and performs system monitoring, trouble-shooting and status reporting

Provides SME advice and development support to Delivery Team and other Enterprise Applications such as testing, walkthroughs, code promotion and problem resolution to assist with the overall success of project delivery.

What you need to succeed

Have 8+ years of experience with IBM mainframe technologies such as COBOL, CICS, DB2, JCL, Endevor, Java/Websphere, etc.

Knowledge or related experience working in a mainframe development or production environment supporting financial and client-based applications

Knowledge of software development practices, concepts, and technology obtained through formal training and/or work experience

Knowledge of required programming languages and can code with little oversight.

Working knowledge of multiple database technologies, cloud and cloud based environments

Knowledge of software engineering practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source code management, build processes and testing; Experience with code merging and branching methodologies using Git and code release process

Nice-to-have

Experience with Java, Spring Framework and REST APIs

Engineering Transformation mindset, using Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) approach

Experience with leveraging AI Tools in a mainframe environment

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

Opportunities to do challenging work

Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

RBC’s compensation philosophy and principles recognize the importance of a highly qualified global workforce and plays a critical role in attracting, engaging and retaining talent that:

Drives RBC’s high-performance culture

Enables collective achievement of our strategic goals

Generates sustainable shareholder returns and above market shareholder value

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Job Skills

Active Learning, Agile Methodology, Application Integrations, Detail-Oriented, Enterprise Application Delivery, Group Problem Solving, Programming Languages, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

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:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-08-07

Application Deadline:

2025-10-06

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.

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