As a Sr. Network Security Specialist, you will provide consistent levels of organizational and technical expertise necessary for the successful implementation, maintenance and support of the critical network and security infrastructure services across all global RBC Intranet (Core, LAN/WAN, Server Farm), Internet (Surfing, E-commerce), and Extranet environments. You will lead the Infrastructure Security team responsible for enterprise security appliances and technologies including Check Point, Palo Alto, Cisco IPS, Malware Prevention, and Web Application Firewalls, while driving strategic initiatives around emerging security technologies such as Secure Service Edge (SSE) and next-generation Web Application Firewalls (WAF). To provide advanced level technical support for troubleshooting, and implementing configuration changes across a variety of vendor platforms. You will be regularly working with clients, business partners, escalation teams (implementation/engineering), and vendors to resolve incidents/problems, perform root cause analysis, and deliver infrastructure changes across the global RBC Enterprise (North & South America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific).

What will you do?

• Partner with Security Engineering and Security Solutions Architecture in transforming Network Security through the deployment of Secure Service Edge (SSE) and other transformational efforts
• Drives the strategy, development, and lifecycle of network security software or services, bridging technical security requirements with business goals and driving key roadmap initiatives
• Responsible for the day-to-day Level 3 Support for cyber and network security infrastructure (firewalls, intrusion/malware prevention, web application firewalls (WAF), cloud security) globally
• Responsible for deployment and life cycle maintenance of technologies such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, AlgoSec, FireEye, Cisco FirePower
• Responding to network security event and incident escalations from the first-level support Service Desk, internal/external clients and business partners
• Work closely with DevOps/Automation teams to identify opportunities for automation, provide technical requirements and validate functionality before production
• Proficiency in enterprise collaboration and workflow tools such as SharePoint, ServiceNow, Confluence, and Jira, with demonstrated experience leveraging these platforms to drive team productivity, project management, and process automation.
• Delivering high-impact presentations to key stakeholders (i.e.: executives)
• Leading medium to large initiatives related to Network Security platforms and associated key controls
• Participating in presentations with management on gap analysis, solutions, business proposals, etc.
• Leveraging instrumentation and automation tools to enhance operations
• Participate in 24 x 7 on-call rotational shifts including evenings and nights
• Participating in meetings and training sessions to review and understand new technology and service deployments

What do you need to succeed?
Must Have:

• 7+ years in network/security engineering or platform integration
• Strong experience with:
  • Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point)
  • WAF platforms (Cloudflare, F5, Akamai, Imperva)
  • IPS/IDS technologies
  • Secure Service Edge (SSE) / Zero Trust platforms (Zscaler, Netskope, Prisma, Broadcom)

• Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, VPNs, TLS, and modern perimeter less architectures
• Automation/scripting experience (Python, APIs, Terraform, CI/CD)

• Strong communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively with executives
• Created high-impact presentation decks and delivered compelling stories to key stakeholders
• Extensive experience overseeing, implementing, and enforcing an organization's cybersecurity policies, framework, and risk posture
• Strong risk management and problem-solving skills
• Certifications related to Secure Service Edge (SSE) or Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
• Certification in at least one of the firewall platforms (Palo Alto, CheckPoint, Fortinet, Cisco ASA) and expert working experience working with the following network and security appliances/vendors: Palo Alto, FireEye, Arbor, Algosec, Cisco Firepower, Cisco IOS & NX-OS based routers & switches
• Extensive experience with building and troubleshooting network security appliances
• Solid understanding and troubleshooting capability of L2/L3 protocols (ARP, HSRP, VRRP, STP, BGP, VRF, OSPF) in a Cisco environment
• Solid understanding Knowledge of security concepts such as NAT/PAT, IPSEC, SSL, DDoS, IP Spoofing etc.
• Excellent understanding of the OSI model, application protocols such as DNS, DHCP, HTTP, FTP, Telnet, SSH, TCP/IP, including packet inspection/protocol analysis using packet analyzers for troubleshooting

Nice-to-Have:

• Certifications like CISSP, CISM, CCSP
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps and Cloud practices

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.

• 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
• Flexible work/life balance option

Nice-to-Have:

• Certifications like CISSP, CISM, Palo Alto and Cloud considered an asset
• Understanding of Agile, Scrum, DevOps and Cloud practices
• Coding experience in Python (or equivalent languages), SQL and NoSQL database programming languages
• Experience developing, testing, and troubleshooting automation scripts using REST APIs

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.

• 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

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work.

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Job Skills

Communication, Critical Thinking, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Security, Information Technology Security, Long Term Planning, Network Defense

Additional Job Details

16 YORK ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-01-202026-03-06

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

At 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.

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