Principal Senior Solutions Architect Core Banking

What is the opportunity?

This role will be responsible for multiple aspects of RBC's global strategy for core banking. Through your leadership and collaboration with architecture leaders across Canada, US and Europe you will help shape the technology ecosystem that will enable RBC's ambition of becoming a top global bank. You will have the opportunity to define technical strategies and delivery roadmaps that incrementally evolve our domain architectures through renovation or re-platforming of existing systems in client information management, deposits and retail banking investments. You will collaborate with business and technology teams to accelerate our team’s agility through the application of advanced AI tools and agentic AI processes.

All responsibilities carried out in accordance with Code of Conduct, RBC Values and Guiding Principles ensuring adherence to Privacy principles.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with senior business and technology leaders and RBC AI Group to apply agentic AI to the modernization of core banking across the enterprise
• Define and socialize technology strategies in alignment with RBC technology standards in AI, Cloud, Data, Security and multiple enterprise technology platforms
• Create architecture blueprints and lead critical architecture decisions through Architecture Review Boards, Athena certifications and other governance processes
• Lead technical streams of RFPs, engaging vendors to understand solution fit with RBC technology standards and business objectives
• Analyze the viability of solutions to meet project timeline and budget constraints and define delivery roadmaps that clearly identify transitional architectures towards target state
• Proactively identify and champion opportunities to enhance the resiliency of our core banking platforms while minimizing operational and technical debt associated with tactical approaches
• Provide technical leadership to projects from idea creation through to implementation stages.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• Requires 5 to 7 years of related experience in Solution or Enterprise Architecture, Application design and complex integrations projects
• Good understanding of AI, LLMs, Agentic AI and prompt engineering
• Strong skills in communication, negotiation skills and stakeholder management with ability to influence at the Director level (unit and other partner units)
• Strong understanding of financial services industry

Nice-to-have

• Data architecture and data modeling
• Customer Master Data Management
• Experience integrating SaaS or other 3rd party solutions
• IBM Mainframe

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
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

Job Skills

Applications Architecture, Architectural Modeling, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Enterprise IT Architecture, Information Technology Consulting, Multi-Level Communication, Software Product Design, System Applications, Transitional Architecture

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-03-302026-04-30

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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