Royal Bank of Canada

Senior Security Specialist - Attack Path Management (Global Security)

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of security/engineering experience in Active Directory and major cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
  • Understanding of CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Proficiency with BloodHound, PowerShell, C#, or Python for automation.
  • Familiarity with container environments and RBAC/security implications.
  • Solid grasp of network protocols and identity access management best practices.
  • Experience in Red, Blue, or Purple Team operations within enterprise settings.
  • Basic knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.

Responsibilities

  • Operate BloodHound Enterprise to map identity attack paths across multiple environments.
  • Analyze attack path data to prioritize remediation efforts based on business impact.
  • Validate data collection for accuracy and attack path fidelity.
  • Extend coverage into CI/CD pipelines and secrets management tools with OpenHound.
  • Support Red Team operations by building realistic attack paths for emulation exercises.
  • Collaborate with various security and engineering teams to communicate risks and remediation status.
  • Engage with stakeholders to report on identity risk trends and operational needs.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits.
  • Budget for annual training and conference attendance.
  • Supportive leaders focused on your development.
  • Opportunities for impactful work and career growth.
  • Dynamic and collaborative team environment with a hybrid-remote option.
  • Challenging work within a high-performing team.
  • Prospects for building strong relationships across cybersecurity teams.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What will you do?
  • Attack Path Operations
    • Operate and continuously tune BloodHound Enterprise to map identity attack paths across on-prem AD, Entra/Azure, AWS, GCP, DevOps (e.g., GitHub), and PAM platforms (and more!).
    • Analyze attack path data to identify choke points and Tier Zero exposures, prioritizing remediation by real-world exploitability and business impact.
    • Validate that data collection accurately reflects the true state of the environment, ensuring attack path fidelity.
  • Coverage Expansion
    • Extend attack path coverage into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp), IAM tooling and more with OpenHound.
    • Help design custom collectors to enrich BloodHound attack path data beyond out-of-the-box coverage.
  • Red Team & Stakeholder Collaboration
    • Assist the Red Team in building realistic attack paths to support covert operations and adversary emulation exercises.
    • Build strong relationships with Cloud Engineering, Cloud Security, IAM, Threat Detection, and Incident Response teams.
    • Communicate attack path exposure, remediation progress, and identity risk trends to cloud operations, internal customers, the SOC, IR, and business stakeholders
Must Haves
  • 3+ years of on-premises and cloud security/engineering experience with Active Directory and Entra/Azure, AWS, or GCP in enterprise environments.
  • Understanding of DevOps/CI-CD tooling (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, or similar).
  • Proficiency in BloodHound Ciphers and PowerShell, C#, or Python, with the ability to build or adapt tools and automation.
  • Familiarity with containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes) and associated RBAC/security implications.
  • Solid understanding of network protocols, identity and access management, and common misconfigurations across AD, cloud, and DevOps environments.
  • Experience working in or supporting Red, Blue, and/or Purple Team operations in enterprise settings.
  • Working knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.
Nice-to-Have
  • Certifications
    • Offensive/defensive security certifications (OSCP, CPTS, CAPE, GXPN, MCRTP, ACRTP, GCRTP, etc.) and/or cloud security specialties (AWS/GCP/Azure).
    • BloodHound Operator Certification (BHOC), regardless of specialty.
  • Tradecraft & Methodology
    • Familiarity with MITRE ATT&CK, threat emulation frameworks (Caldera, Atomic Red Team), purple teaming methodologies, and the ability to reverse-engineer or emulate TTPs from threat intel reports.
    • Ability to analyze and identify complex cross-platform attack vectors.
  • Hands-on Experience
    • AD and/or cloud-focused penetration testing, threat simulation, or detection/response in regulated or complex production environments.
    • PaaS/SaaS operational know-how (SLAs, load balancing, high availability, OS patching, networking, security patch management).
  • 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, defensive, and threat hunting 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 in 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; and
  • 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:

2026-09-25
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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