Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Security Engineer (Global Security)

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of offensive and defensive cybersecurity experience
  • Expertise in offensive security tools and techniques
  • Familiarity with core security technologies like SIEM, WAF, and IDS/IPS
  • Understanding of MITRE ATT&CK framework and Kill Chain phases
  • Proficient in programming and scripting languages, especially Python

Responsibilities

  • Maintain the existing library of attack simulation scenarios
  • Collaborate with Red Team and Cyber Intelligence on custom attack simulations
  • Research and emulate latest cybersecurity threats
  • Ensure integrations with security technology tools are functioning
  • Automate maintenance and operations of team infrastructure
  • Execute and schedule attack simulation scenarios

Benefits

  • Supportive leadership dedicated to your professional development
  • Opportunity to create a lasting impact within the organization
  • Collaborative high-performing team environment
  • Access to a world-class financial services training program
  • Flexible work-life balance options
  • Challenging work opportunities
  • Paths for increased responsibility across projects
  • Engagement with a diverse range of clients across geographies
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

Do you enjoy cyber security research and innovation? Do you enjoy thinking outside the box and problem solving to create innovative solutions in a dynamic environment? If so, this opportunity is right for you!

RBC's Attack Resilience Management team is responsible for continuously testing and measuring RBC's security posture and resilience to attack by running automated attack simulation scenarios. We are a team of experienced and enthusiastic security experts responsible for identifying gaps in security coverage and generating tangible and actionable metrics for security technology owners to improve RBC's overall security posture.

We're looking for a Senior Security Engineer who thinks outside the box, is passionate about offensive and defensive cybersecurity and has both offensive and defensive operations experience

What will you do?
  • Maintaining the existing library of attack simulation scenarios
  • Collaborating with Adversary Emulation (Red Team), Cyber Intelligence, and Security Operations Centre on developing custom attack simulation scenarios
  • Research ways to design and emulate latest cyber security threats
  • Collaborating with security technology owners on ensuring integrations with their respective security tools are in working order and each technology is actively being tested
  • Automating maintenance and operations of team infrastructure
  • Executing and scheduling attack simulation scenarios


What do you need to succeed?

Must-have
  • Knowledge of offensive security tools, techniques, and procedures
  • Experience with core security technologies (e.g. SIEMs, web application firewalls, network and host intrusion prevention and detection systems, proxies, vulnerability scanners, and EDR solutions)
  • Knowledge of Kill Chain phases and MITRE ATT&CK framework TTPs
  • Knowledge of Programming and Scripting Languages, such as Python


Nice-to-have
  • Experience with automated adversary emulation/Breach Attack Simulation tools; Pentera, Caldera, Atomic Red Team, Security Validation, etc.
  • Experience assessing Threat Intelligence reports and identifying low level procedures used by threat actors
  • Experience working on Offense oriented teams (Penetration testing/Red Teaming)
  • Experience with system administration of Windows or Linux Servers


What's in it for you?

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.

  • 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
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Flexible work/life balance options
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies


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:

745 THURLOW ST:VANCOUVER

City:

Vancouver

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-06-03

Application Deadline:

2026-06-19
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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