Senior/Lead Engineer (Global Equities), Global Market Data Operations and Engine

Position Purpose:
The purpose of this role is establishment of a first-class Low Latency Market Data and Direct Exchange Feed platform for Global Equity (GE) business users and applications in North America, as well as leading the global strategy and engineering of those platforms. Create a partnership with GE application teams, and contribute to the architecture of systems with regards to the use of market data and messaging technologies.

Key Accountabilities:
Primary Objectives
* Establish and maintain a low latency market data Direct Exchange environment for the North American global Equities (GE) business.
* Establish a global blueprint and strategy for GE Direct Exchange feeds including both RBC sites and co-located Exchange facilities.
* Partner with application development teams to ensure that market data dependency risks are minimized and that needs are fully understood and met.
* Ensure the highest levels of reliability and support for the NA GE market data environment.
* Establish KPI (key performance indicator) metrics that track the speed and reliability of the market data environment.
* Assist in the evaluation and analysis of new business initiatives and proposals as they relate to market data

Job Requirements: (Knowledge/ Experience):
Core Competencies / Skills:

Leadership and Strategic Thinking
* Ability to contribute to the development and execution of a business aligned technology strategy
* Ability to achieve strategic deliverables while still meeting short and medium term needs.
* Ability to build strong teams and develop and retain talent at all levels.
* Ability to clearly define and communicate ideas and broker consensus to keep initiatives progressing.
* Ability to manage effectively through influence.

Technical
* Expert knowledge of networks, hardware and software related to Capital Markets Market Data environments with a specific focus on Equity related products and technologies in use for low-latency direct exchange feed implementations. (NYSE Technologies (Wombat), Celoxica, Exegy, Redline , Reuters RDFD, etc)
* Expert knowledge of low latency Messaging protocols and the associated software components and APIs (Solace, 29West LBM, Tibco RV, etc.)
* Expert knowledge of vendor products and ability to establish strong relationships with these vendors.
* Extensive experience of maintaining and deploying enterprise market data and messaging tools and services, specifically systems monitoring and capacity planning technologies for low latency environments (Hawk, ITRS, TipOff, etc.)
* Extensive experience of underlying networking and server technologies used in low latency infrastructures (Infiniband, 10GbE, Linux, TCP/UDP Offloading cards, etc.)
* Extensive knowledge Exchange Datafeeds provided by the main North American Equity and Options Exchanges (NYSE, Nasdaq, OPRA, CME, TSX, etc.) and the technologies used to deliver those feeds in both client and co-located facilities.

Business
* Strong understanding of the Equities markets and their Market Data needs.

Core Behaviors
* Maintains a client first mentality with a concern for quality and delivery.
* Collaborates to get buy-in from multiple stakeholders and communicates effectively towards better understanding between multiple groups.
* Delegates, empowers and holds people accountable for their part in delivering.
* Copes with change and ambiguity while ensuring all effort to make sure that there is cooperation and teamwork.
* Consistently maintains a positive can-do’ attitude and inspires others to excel.
* Abides by the RBCCM Code of Conduct.

Required Skills/ Competencies/ Attributes:

Education:
BA/BS

Required Accreditation(s):

Special Conditions:
none

Diversity:
Diversity in the workplace, one of our shared values, lies at the heart of our rewarding, open, supportive and inclusive work environment. We respect and respond to the many competing and evolving priorities in our lives so you can focus on what you can do best - put clients first.

EOE/M/F/D/V