Senior Security Specialist - Cloud (Global Security)

0000050007 Royal Bank of Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total rewards program

Flexible benefits

Training and conference attendance

Hybrid-remote work environment

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a security engineer to assess and improve public cloud security across AWS, Azure and GCP. You will participate in hands-on Red and Purple Team exercises in mature production environments and help evolve tooling and tradecraft to drive pragmatic security improvements.

You will collaborate with Cloud Security, Threat Intelligence, SOC/IR and other stakeholders, communicate complex concepts clearly, and contribute to a culture of collaboration, continuous learning

Qualifications

• Experience scripting/automation via cloud APIs/CLIs.
• Understanding of cloud centric architectures and DevOps.
• Strong experience with AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience building systems on AWS/Azure/GCP.
• Experience with Ansible or Puppet; Infrastructure-as-code like CloudFormation/Terraform; and Jenkins.
• Background in PaaS/SaaS, including SLAs, load-balancing, HA, patching, networking and security.
• Strong Linux/Windows technical understanding.
• Ability to explain complex security concepts to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Assess and improve security of public cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Participate in hands-on Red and Purple Team exercises in production environments.
• Develop and refine offensive tradecraft and tooling.
• Collaborate with Cloud Security, Cloud Operations, Threat Hunting, SOC/IR and ML/AI analytics teams.
• Communicate security events and trends to stakeholders.

Skills

Scripting automation

Cloud platforms

DevOps principles

Ansible

Puppet

CloudFormation

Terraform

Jenkins

PaaS/SaaS

Networking & HA

Clear communication

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

Job Description

Work as part of the team assessing and improving the security of our public cloud environments (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform). Participate in hands‑on execution of Red and Purple Team Exercises in mature production environments. Assist in developing, evolving, and refining our offensive tradecraft and tooling. Forge partnerships with defensive teams such as Cloud Security, Cloud Operations, Threat Hunting, Threat Intelligence, SOC / IR, and our ATO ML/AI analytics team to drive pragmatic cyber security improvement. Effectively liaise and communicate with the cloud operations group, internal customers, security operations center, key business stakeholders and management regarding information security incident events and trends.

Must Haves Experience in scripting/automating operations via various cloud APIs or CLIs. A good understanding of modern, cloud centric architectures and DevOps principles. Strong experience managing cloud platforms: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Strong experience building systems and/or platforms using Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform. Intermediate experience working with orchestration and configuration management systems such as Ansible or Puppet, and infrastructure‑as‑code systems such as CloudFormation or Terraform, and CI/CD tools such as Jenkins. A background in PaaS/SaaS environment practices, including: maintaining SLAs, load‑balancing, high availability, operating system patching, networking, and security management/patching. Strong technical understanding in a variety of hardware and software platforms (Linux & Windows). The ability to communicate complicated technical concepts or attack paths which compromise our operations in a form that is easily digestible by a broader audience who may not be technical.

Nice‑to‑Have Certifications in information security, AWS, Azure or GCP. Experience with running Kubernetes environments and understanding of multi‑tenancy and security implications. 3+ years of Cyber Security experience with background executing network / application layer penetration tests. Ability to analyze complex security and vulnerability events. Above average performance. You are competitive and passionate. You thrive on challenge and have a proven ability to set ambitious but achievable goals and surpass them. A team player. At RBC we work together. You will be the type of person that brings that approach to your work. You will have a proven ability to build, grow, and maintain relationships both internally and externally.

What’s in it for you? At a team level, you will have exposure to operating in complex and critical environments that power our economy. You will work with talented and driven offensive security experts; refining and expanding your skillset. You will be given the opportunity to attend industry‑leading public and private training sessions to take your skills to the next level. 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. Dedicated budget for annual training and conference attendance. Leaders who support your development through coaching, training, and managing opportunities. Ability to make a difference and lasting impact. Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high‑performing team. Flexible work/life balance options including a hybrid‑remote working environment. Opportunities to do challenging work. Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities. Opportunities to build close relationships with various cyber security teams.

Job Skills

• Confidentiality
• Cyber Security Management
• Decision Making
• Detail‑Oriented
• Encryption Software
• Group Problem Solving
• High Impact Communication
• Information Security Management
• Information Technology Security
• Strategic Thinking

Additional Job Details

Address: 16 YORK ST: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: 2026-09-06 Application Deadline: 2026-11-06 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.

We are proud to support a broad range of community initiatives through donations, community investments and employee volunteer activities.

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 84,000+ employees who 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 more than 16 million clients in Canada, the U.S. and 34 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.