Royal Bank of Canada

Principal Engineer, Cyber Technology Operations SRE (Global Security)

Royal Bank of Canada • $125K — $150K *
Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience in information security, software engineering, SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure.
  • 5+ years specifically in SRE or reliability-focused roles.
  • 3-5 years managing technology compliance and risk.
  • Expertise in Endpoint Security, Network Security, and Cloud Security technologies.
  • Strong skills in cloud technologies with hands-on experience in public/private cloud environments.
  • Expert-level proficiency in containerization and orchestration technologies like Kubernetes and Docker.
  • Extensive experience in designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and manage operational SRE strategy and automation roadmap.
  • Create effective automation solutions for operational processes.
  • Collaborate with technology owners to enhance operational procedures for automation.
  • Take part in the deployment of new technologies with emphasis on automation.
  • Assist in control testing and audits to verify operational effectiveness.
  • Consult with risk management leads to design risk-aware operational solutions.
  • Develop KPIs for oversight to demonstrate operational success.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to shape the IT Process RCSA design.
  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program with bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Supportive leaders who facilitate development and growth opportunities.
  • Ability to make a significant impact in your role.
  • Work within a dynamic, collaborative, and high-performing team.
  • Flexible work/life balance options for employees.
  • Challenging work with opportunities for greater responsibilities.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What will you do?
  • Develop operational SRE strategy, along with maintaining and managing the operational automation roadmap
  • Responsible for developing automation solutions
  • Partner with technology owners and SMEs to review, optimize and uplift operational procedures in preparation for automated solutions
  • Participate in new technology deployments with a focus on defining and building automation to operationalize new solutions
  • Partner with technology owners and SMEs on control testing and audits to demonstrate operational effectiveness
  • Consult with risk leads to ensure all operational solutions are designed with risk and controls in mind
  • Develop KPI's for operational oversight to demonstrate operational effectiveness
  • Work in an Agile environment using Jira to manage tasks and meet deadlines


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have:
  • 10+ years of experience with information security, software engineering, SRE, DevOps, and infrastructure
  • 5+ years with focused on SRE or reliability-focused work
  • 3-5 years of experience managing technology compliance and risk
  • Experience with Endpoint Security, Network Security, Cloud Security technologies
  • Working knowledge of Machine Learning/AI Frameworks
  • Cloud - Deep hands-on experience with public/private cloud (networking, compute, storage, IAM, event-driven services)
  • Containerization & Orchestration - expert-level Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, and multi-cluster management
  • CI/CD & Automation- extensive experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
  • Knowledge in building highly scalable, robust, and fault-tolerant processes
  • Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high-quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.


Nice-to-have:
  • One or more of the following: CISSP, CCSP, CCSK, Lean Six Sigma, AWS/Azure Solutions Architect
  • Proven experience interacting with Regulators, Internal and External Auditors.
  • Experience operating in regulated industries (financial services) with familiarity of compliance and security constraints for AI infrastructure
  • Hands-on experience implementing AI security controls including prompt injection mitigation, output filtering, and PII detection
  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks and responsible AI engineering practices including model audit logging and fairness monitoring
  • Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction at organizational level through architecture reviews and cross-functional stakeholder engagement
  • Contributions to open-source AI/platform engineering projects, technical publications, or conference presentations at recognized forums


What's in it for you?

  • An opportunity to be part of the design and foundation of the IT Process RCSA.
  • 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
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities


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Job Skills
Critical Thinking, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Security Auditing, Information Security Management, Information Technology Security, IT Security Architecture

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:

2026-08-20

Application Deadline:

2026-09-07
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

RBC is presently inviting candidates to apply for this existing vacancy. Applying to this posting allows you to express your interest in this current career opportunity at RBC. Qualified applicants may be contacted to review their resume in more detail.

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86,007 employees
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$130.3 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
5 Year Trend
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