Senior AWS Cloud Security Engineer — Build Cloud Controls

RBC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses and flexible benefits

Stock options where applicable

Job summary

RBC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to develop AWS security controls and cloud security solutions, strengthening RBC's AWS posture. You’ll foster secure cloud development practices and advance automation and IaC across ecosystems.

You will design serverless security controls, build automated pipelines, and support IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments while engaging in on-call rotations and security proof-of-concept work.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of cloud engineering experience with demonstrated experience in developing AWS cloud security solutions.
• 5+ years of experience working with AWS security services (GuardDuty, IAM, Security Hub, Control Tower).
• Familiarity with AWS services and serverless architectures (Lambda, API Gateway, EventBridge, DynamoDB).
• Experience with Policy as Code tools such as AWS Config, OPA Gatekeeper, Azure Policy.
• Strong proficiency in Python for developing AWS security solutions.
• In-depth knowledge of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform, CFN and CDK.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or ECS.
• Expertise in building and managing CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins and AWS Code Pipeline.
• Understanding of DevOps and SRE practices in cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and deploy robust cloud security services using automation, IaC and test-driven development practices.
• Design, implement and deploy AWS security controls using serverless architectures, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and automation.
• Develop and enhance CI/CD pipelines to ensure secure, efficient, and scalable cloud deployments.
• Support cloud security platforms and services and be the subject matter expert for IaaS, PaaS and SaaS implementations.
• Conduct proof of concepts for new AWS-native, open-source, or vendor security solutions.
• Implement SRE practices to enhance operational processes and reliability.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide after-hours support for critical systems.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AWS security services

AWS serverless

Policy as Code

Python

Terraform

AWS CloudFormation (CFN)

AWS CDK

Docker

Kubernetes

ECS

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

AWS CodePipeline

DevOps

SRE

Tools

AWS Config

Job description

RBC is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Engineer to develop AWS security controls and cloud security solutions, strengthening RBC's AWS posture. You’ll foster secure cloud development practices and advance automation and IaC across ecosystems.

You will design serverless security controls, build automated pipelines, and support IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS deployments while engaging in on-call rotations and security proof-of-concept work.