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What is the opportunity?

Reporting to the Director, Application Security, you will be responsible for overseeing the execution, compliance, and continuous improvement of RBC's enterprise-wide penetration testing program. You would ensure penetration tests are completed on schedule, manage vendor relationships, maintain regulatory compliance, and drive operational efficiency. You would also act as a critical liaison between external vendors, asset owners, risk teams, and senior leadership, while proactively addressing risks, escalations, and program evolution to align with industry standards and organizational growth.

What will you do:

• Program Oversight: Manage the end-to-end execution of 250+ annual penetration tests, ensuring compliance with deadlines and regulatory requirements, while overseeing vendor performance and scoping.

• Stakeholder Reporting & Communication: Deliver bi-weekly status reports to senior management, highlighting program health, risks, and initiatives.

• Process & Control Management: Define, document, and maintain program processes, control frameworks, and evidence for audits, ensuring alignment with internal and external standards.

• Continuous Improvement: Drive program transformation to enhance efficiency, coverage, cost-effectiveness, and stakeholder experience, including integration of new subsidiaries.

• Risk & Relationship Management: Address escalations, proactively mitigate risks, and foster collaboration with vendors, asset owners, and risk/governance teams.

What do you need to succeed?
Must have:

• Cyber Security Program Management: 5+ years of experience in security testing, vulnerability management, or cybersecurity program management.

• Penetration testing: Experience in planning, executing, and overseeing penetration testing for internet-facing and internal applications.

• Regulatory & Control Frameworks: Expertise in maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) and managing control documentation/testing.

• Stakeholder & Vendor Management: Demonstrated ability to build relationships, manage escalations, and hold vendors accountable for deliverables.

• Process Documentation & Metrics: Strong skills in creating/maintaining process documentation and defining KPIs to measure program effectiveness.

• Risk Management & Reporting: Experience identifying, mitigating, and communicating risks to senior leadership, with a track record of driving operational improvements.

Nice to have:

• Certifications in information security (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, CRISC, CIAM, ITIL)

• Previous work experience within the financial sector or other large enterprise industry.

• General knowledge of penetration testing methodologies, tools, and techniques, including web application penetration testing, mobile penetration testing and network penetration testing.

• Experience with agile methodologies and tools, such as Jira, for backlog management and sprint planning.

• PMP certification.

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.

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Job Skills

Application Security, Application Security Testing, Collaboration, Communication, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Information Security Management, Infrastructure Penetration Testing, IT Security Management, Leadership, Mobile Penetration Testing, Network Penetration Testing, Penetration Testing, Program Management, Risk Management, Strategic Direction, Taking Initiative, Taking Ownership, Web Application Penetration Testing

Additional Job Details

16 YORK ST:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-07-272026-08-31

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.

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.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME