Senior Cloud Security Developer

Royal Bank of Canada; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Bank of Canada is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Developer for its London team, based in the Fenchurch Street office. The role focuses on building secure cloud services and developing security controls across AWS, Azure and GCP, employing automation, IaC and SRE best practices.

You will collaborate with engineering groups to align security, improve CI/CD pipelines, and lead end-to-end secure solutions while contributing to developer experience and security culture.

Qualifications

• Must have strong software development, DevOps, and SRE practices.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like Terraform, CloudFormation.

Responsibilities

• Establish core services and security controls across AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes environments.
• Design and build cloud security solutions with automation and TDD.
• Implement SRE practices to enhance reliability and operations.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering groups on technical strategies.
• Develop security coverage reports to identify gaps and strengthen cloud security.

Skills

Python

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

CI/CD

IaC

Terraform

Security

SRE

On-call

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Datadog

Prometheus

OpenTelemetry

Job description

What is the Opportunity?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Cloud Security Developer to join our team in our Fenchurch office in London. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in developing innovative solutions to enhance RBC's cloud security posture, and will also contribute to the developer experience and foster a culture that encourages best security practices. Should you be shortlisted, do please let us know if you have any specific requirements for the interview. This is a permanent, full-time role and requires 4 days at our 10 Fenchurch London office.

What will you do?

• Establish core services and security controls across or Azure, AWS, GCP and Kubernetes environments.
• Design and build cloud security solutions using automation, config as code, and TDD principles.
• Implement SRE practices to enhance operational processes and reliability.
• Collaborate with multiple engineering groups to align on technical strategies.
• Develop security coverage reports to identify gaps and enhance the cloud security strategy.
• Lead and participate in delivering end-to-end integrated solutions.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-Have

• Familiarity with modern software development, DevOps, and SRE practices.
• Experience in Python
• Experience with AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerization.
• Experience working with container tools and platforms.
• Experience in building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code tools like ARM, CloudFormation, and Terraform.
• Must be available for on call support.

Nice to have

• Experience with observability tools and frameworks like Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry etc.
• Experience with Open Policy Agent
• Experience in Go, TypeScript, or any other modern programming language.
• Cloud or Security certifications

What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking, to keep growing, and to work together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference in our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses, flexible benefits and competitive compensation
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Opportunities to work with the best in the field
• 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

Job Skills

Adaptability, Adaptability, Agile Methodology, Application Development, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Capacity Planning, Cloud Security, Communication, Containerization, DevOps, Information Security, Information Technology Security, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), IT Quality Assurance, IT Systems Management, Kubernetes, Machine Learning (ML), Microsoft Azure, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Personal Initiative, Programming Languages, Python (Programming Language), Scripting Tools and Languages, Security Practices {+ 2 more}

Additional Job Details

Address

10 FENCHURCH AVENUE:LONDON

City

London

Country

United Kingdom

Work hours/week

35

Employment Type

Full time

Platform

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type

Regular

Pay Type

Salaried

Posted Date

2026-06-17

Application Deadline

2026-09-28

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.