API Security and Governance Automation Engineer

What Is The Opportunity?

The Digital Technology team is undertaking multiple API governance and reporting initiatives as part of RBC’s ongoing plan to continuously improve cyber security posture, reliability and availability across the digital technology assets. In this role you will be responsible for architecting, building, automated API governance platforms and managing successful implementation.  The role adds value by providing deep security controls assessment insights on APIs, coordinate, develop, lead, communicate and execute activities to ensure objectives are accomplished according on time.

What Will You Do?

• Manage the implementation of multiple concurrent reporting initiatives of varying complexity in a time efficient manner.  Monitor and control activities according to plan.  

• Develop complex dynamic governance automation pulling from multiple data sources.

• Drives continuous operational process improvement/optimization to improve service levels and quality of assessments.

• Contribute with stakeholders and develop key metrics indicators reports.

• Continuously identify potential issues, conflicts, and risks.  Analyze, mitigate and escalate where appropriate.

• Drives continuous operational process improvement/optimization to improve service levels and quality of assessments

• Establish strong working relationships across stakeholders, platform, and data providers to build influence and impact with key business partners.

• Contribute to ongoing administrative activities as required.

What Do You Need To Succeed? Must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of experience in Application Security, with hands on experience with SAST, DAST, SCA

• Highly skilled with API's and understanding of API Gateways

• Hands-on experience with DevOps CI/CD tools.

• Relevant certifications required CISA, CISSP, and CRISC

• Deadline-driven and results-oriented; able to meet consistently high quality standards while handling a variety of tasks and deadlines simultaneously.

• Successful at communicating equally effectively across diverse audiences and organizational levels

Nice-to-have: 

• Programing experience in Python

• Experience with Splunk or ELK data platforms

• Hands on experience with writing complex queries on relational and NoSQL database

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

• Opportunities to do challenging work

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Job Skills

Application Development, Application Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance, Confidentiality, Cyber Security Management, Decision Making, Detail-Oriented, Encryption Software, Governance Controls, Group Problem Solving, High Impact Communication, Information Security, Information Security Management, Information Technology Security, IT Governance, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Change Request Management, Software Development, Software Engineering, Software Security Assurance, Strategic Thinking, Vulnerability Assessments

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2025-09-042025-09-22

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

Inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment

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