Senior Cyber Security Specialist, Red Team (Global Security)

RBC; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a skilled Cybersecurity professional to execute Red Team operations and mentor junior team members. Candidates should have over 3 years in Cybersecurity with a focus on offensive techniques and strong programming skills. The role offers competitive compensation, flexible benefits, and training opportunities to further your career.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Bonuses and stock options

Flexible benefits

Leadership support for development

High-performing team environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years in Cybersecurity, with Red Team or Penetration testing experience.
• Ability to explain technical topics to non-technical audiences.
• Knowledge of social engineering tactics and exploitation methods.

Responsibilities

• Execute Red Team operations and Purple Team exercises.
• Develop offensive capabilities and mentor junior team members.
• Participate in the full lifecycle of projects.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Offensive techniques understanding

Programming/scripting (Python, C#, C/C++)

Strong communication skills

Job description

Job Description

What Will You Do?

• Execute Red Team operations, Purple Team exercises, and hypothesis-led engagements in mature production environments
• Develop offensive capabilities: exploit development, novel C2 channels, automation, and more
• Actively participate in the full lifecycle of projects — from idea development and proposal writing to execution and stakeholder debriefs
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members
• Help evolve and improve team processes and service offerings

What Do You Need to Succeed? Must Have:

• 3+ years in Cybersecurity, with Red Team or Penetration testing experience
• Deep understanding of offensive techniques, including:
  o OSINT collection and operationalization
  o Building and managing C2 infrastructure
  o Social engineering tactics
  o Exploitation across operating systems and applications
  o Lateral movement and privilege escalation in Windows AD, Entra ID, Windows OS, and macOS
  o Evasion techniques for AV and EDR
• Programming/scripting experience (with one or more): Python, C#, C/C++
• Strong written and verbal communication skills: Ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical audiences, previous technical report writing experience
  

Nice to Have:

• OSCP, OSED, OSCE, OSMR, CRTO, or other reputable technical certifications
• AI Red Teaming experience
• Big Four (4) consulting experience
• Hardware hacking skills

What’s in It for You?

Join a team that operates in complex, high-impact environments. Work with passionate offensive security professionals and take your skills to the next level through public and private training opportunities. Every team member has access to adedicated annual training budget, and we frequently arrangeprivate team training sessionsto explore advanced topics with direct guidance from industry leaders.

Recent team trainings include(many delivered privately to our team):

• AI Red Teaming–DreadNode
• Offensive Entra ID–Dirk-Jan Mollema
• Mac Tradecraft / Red Team Ops / Vulnerability Research – SpecterOps
• Dark Side Ops 2 – NetSPI
• OSCP / OSED / OSMR – Offensive Security
  

We value growth, collaboration, and innovation. At RBC, we’re committed to your success.

You’ll benefit from:

• Competitive compensation, bonuses, and stock options
• Flexible benefits and hybrid work environment
• Leadership that supports your development
• Opportunities to make meaningful impact
• A high-performing, collaborative, and inclusive team environment
• Increasing responsibility and growth opportunities
• Close collaboration with other cybersecurity teams

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Job Skills

Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Identity Access Management (IAM), Information Security, Information Technology Security, IT Systems Integration, Negotiation, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

330 FRONT ST 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:

2025-04-24

Application Deadline:

2025-09-08

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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