Ai Security Control Developer/Site Reliability Engineer (Global Security)

Job Description
What is the opportunity?
As an AI Security Control Developer/Site Reliability Engineer (Global Security) on the AI Security team, you will build, operate, and continuously validate the security controls that protect RBC's enterprise AI ecosystem - spanning hundreds of AI agents, MCP servers, gateways, and agentic workflows.Applying site reliability engineering principles, you will design and implement detective and preventative controls, metrics, alerting, and automated response mechanisms to ensure AI security boundaries operate reliably 24/7. You will be on-call on a rotating basis, ensuring security control reliability around the clock - accelerating regulatory readiness and setting new standards for AI security operational excellence.What will you do?
Design, develop, and maintain detective and preventative controls to detect policy violations, unauthorized activity, and risky agent behavior at runtime using gateway logs and platform telemetry as data sourcesApply SRE principles (SLOs, SLIs, error budgets) to AI security controls, designing and implementing the alerting architecture, escalation paths, triage runbooks, and self-healing mechanisms to ensure 24/7 operational resilienceBuild comprehensive metrics dashboards and alerting for control health, detection accuracy (true/false positive rates), and coverageBuild and maintain automated testing pipelines for continuous validation of LLM Gateway controls (data masking, sensitive information detection, prompt injection prevention) using synthetic test data and known attack pattern librariesBuild strong partnerships and collaboration with AI platform teams, MLOps, DevOps, IAM, and Security Architecture to define and integrate security controlsWhat do you need to succeed?
Must-have
Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field5+ years of software engineering or SRE experience with strong, production-level Python proficiencyExperience building containerized services using Kubernetes or OpenShiftExperience with Open Policy Agent (OPA) or policy-as-code frameworksExperience with SRE practices including SLOs/SLIs, error budgets, observability, alerting, incident response, and on-call rotationsExperience defining and implementing infrastructure and application pipelinesAbility to deliver robust, production-ready AI security solutions and platforms, drive continuous improvement, advocate for safety and privacy-by-design, and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholdersExcellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and motivational skills in achieving business objectivesNice-to-have
Experience building detection and response systems, SIEM/SOAR integrations, or security operations toolingExperience with API designStay up to date with new and evolving AI security threats and mechanisms for defending against those threatsExperience with dual-cloud or hybrid environments, advanced security tooling (SAST/DAST, Vault/KMS), and modern observability stacks (Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry)Experience building YAML/configuration management at scaleWhat’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 applicableLeaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunitiesAbility to make a difference and lasting impactWork in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing teamFlexible work/life balance optionsOpportunities to do challenging workOpportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilitiesAccess to a variety of job opportunities across business#LI-POST#TechPJJob Skills
AI for Cybersecurity, API Integration, Collaboration, Decision Making, DevOps, DevOps Engineering, End-to-End Testing, Information Technology Security, IT Systems Integration, Python (Programming Language), Secure Deployment, Security Controls, Security Solutions, Site Reliability Engineering, Software DevelopmentAdditional Job Details
Address:
16 YORK ST:TORONTOCity:
TorontoCountry:
CanadaWork hours/week:
37.5Employment Type:
Full timePlatform:
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSJob Type:
RegularPay Type:
SalariedPosted Date:
2026-04-07Application Deadline:
2026-09-10Note
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date aboveOur 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.
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