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API Platform Architect
@ Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, ON · Calgary, AB · Vancouver, BC
Overview
Royal Bank of Canada is hiring an API Platform Architect to own platform standardization and enterprise API strategy and governance for its major API gateways, Apigee and MuleSoft. The full-time role is based in Toronto, with a 37.5-hour week and a salary. The posting requires 5+ years at architect or principal level and expert knowledge of both platforms.
Responsibilities:
- Define enterprise API strategy and choose between Apigee and MuleSoft
- Establish API standards, governance frameworks and reusable patterns
- Design architectures for complex, large-scale integrations
- Present strategy and ROI to C-suite
- Define API security policies and disaster recovery strategies
Requirements summary:
- 5+ years API or integration architecture at architect or principal level
- Expert knowledge of Apigee and MuleSoft
- Polyglot development across .NET, Java, Python and Node.js
- Multi-cloud experience with Azure, AWS or GCP
- Knowledge of OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect and regulatory compliance
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-11
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Flexible hours, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Paid training |
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Royal Bank of Canada
Stock listing: TSX:RY · NYSE:RY · Source checked: 2026-11-02
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Full company description
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 94,000+ 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 more than 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. See how at www.rbc.com/community-social-impact. http://rbc.com/legalstuff. La Banque Royale du Canada est une institution financière mondiale définie par sa raison d'être, guidée par des principes et orientée vers l'excellence en matière de rendement. Notre succès est attribuable aux quelque 94 000+ employés qui mettent à profit leur créativité et leur savoir faire pour concrétiser notre vision, nos valeurs et notre stratégie afin que nous puissions contribuer à la prospérité de nos clients et au dynamisme des collectivités. Selon la capitalisation boursière, nous sommes la plus importante banque du Canada et l'une des plus grandes banques du monde. Nous avons adopté un modèle d'affaires diversifié axé sur l'innovation et l'offre d'expériences exceptionnelles à nos plus de 17 millions de clients au Canada, aux États Unis et dans 27 autres pays. Pour en savoir plus, visitez le site rbc.com/francais Nous sommes fiers d'appuyer une grande diversité d'initiatives communautaires par des dons, des investissements dans la collectivité et le travail bénévole de nos employés. Pour de plus amples renseignements, visitez le site www.rbc.com/collectivite-impact-social. https://www.rbc.com/conditions-dutilisation/
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- Reported office locations
- 200 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J5, CA
- 1 Place Ville-Marie, Montreal, QC H3B 1Z3, CA
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- Business categories
- Wealth Management
- Commercial Lending
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- Asset Management
- Insurance
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- Other recorded names
- Royal Bank of Canada
- RBC
- Specialties
- finance
- banking
- investing
- insurance
- financial planning
- wealth management
- and capital markets
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- Reported total investment
- 22,251,000
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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 94,000+ 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…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | financebankinginvestinginsurancefinancial planningwealth managementand capital markets |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,077 |
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Job Description
What is the Opportunity?
We are seeking a API Platform Architect to own platform standardization and enterprise API strategy/governance for CNB’s major API gateways – Apigee and MuleSoft.
This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to maintain, automate and operationalize the platforms that support our API ecosystem.
What Will You Do?
- Enterprise API Strategy: Defining the long-term vision for API platforms across the organization; deciding between Apigee and MuleSoft (or hybrid) approaches
- Platform Standardization: Establishing enterprise-wide API standards, governance frameworks, reusable patterns, and shared libraries
- Multi-Platform Expertise: Deep knowledge of both Apigee AND MuleSoft ecosystems—evaluating when to use each, managing migration paths, and ensuring interoperability
- Architectural Design: Creating blueprints for complex, large-scale integrations; solving non-trivial technical problems at enterprise scope
- Technology Roadmap: Setting direction for platform evolution, evaluating new tools/versions, managing technical debt
- Executive Communication: Presenting strategy to C-suite, explaining trade-offs, business impact, and ROI
- Governance & Security: Defining API security policies, compliance frameworks, audit trails, and disaster recovery strategies
- Cost Optimization: Optimizing platform licensing, infrastructure, and resource allocation across Apigee and MuleSoft
- Center of Excellence (CoE): Building communities of practice, sharing knowledge, establishing best practices across teams
- Vendor Management: Negotiating with Apigee/MuleSoft, managing support contracts, staying current with platform roadmaps
What Do You Need to Succeed?
Must haves:
- Strong experience in API/integration architecture, with 5+ years at Architect or Principal level
- Expert-level knowledge of both Apigee AND MuleSoft platforms:
- Apigee: Shared flows, conditional policies, analytics, developer portal customization, API monetization, hybrid/on-prem deployments
- MuleSoft: Anypoint Platform maturity, design patterns, API-led connectivity, DataWeave transformations, advanced error handling, Anypoint governance
- Polyglot development: Proficiency across multiple languages (.NET, Java, Python, Node.js) and frameworks
- Enterprise integration patterns: EAI, SOA, microservices, event-driven architecture, saga patterns
- Cloud architecture: Deep multi-cloud experience (Azure, AWS, GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), serverless
- Security & compliance: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, API gateway security, data encryption, regulatory compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS, SOX)
- Enterprise middleware: Experience with messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), event streaming, complex transformations
- Infrastructure & DevOps: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, monitoring / observability (Splunk, DataDog, Prometheus)
Nice to haves:
- Apigee Certified API Architect
- MuleSoft Certified Integration Architect
- (Nice to have) Azure Solutions Architect or AWS Solutions Architect (professional/expert level)
- TOGAF or enterprise architecture frameworks
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
Applications Architecture, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture Development, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology Consulting, IT Architecture, Multi-Level Communication, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Target ArchitectureAdditional Job Details
Address:
180 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOCity:
TorontoCountry:
CanadaWork hours/week:
37.5Employment Type:
Full timePlatform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSJob Type:
RegularPay Type:
SalariedPosted Date:
2026-11-12Application Deadline:
2026-12-04Note: 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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