Principal, Cloud Security Architect GCS

Principal, Cloud Security Architect (GCS)

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Job Summary

Cloud Security Architect will be responsible for supporting public cloud adoption by providing security-focused opinions, recommendations, and know-how, while being mindful of business operations to safeguard RBC data, brand, and values. The ideal candidate will be someone who thinks differently, have strong delivery record, and hold industry-relevant qualifications in cyber security and cloud security domains.

Job Summary

Cloud Security Architect will be responsible for supporting public cloud adoption by providing security-focused opinions, recommendations, and know-how, while being mindful of business operations to safeguard RBC data, brand, and values. The ideal candidate will be someone who thinks differently, have strong delivery record, and hold industry-relevant qualifications in cyber security and cloud security domains.



What Will You Do?

• Lead efforts to secure Azure, AWS and GCP public cloud platforms at RBC
• Lead and build preventative and detective controls/measures according to RBC's cloud control objectives while using modern automation, config as code and TDD principles to bring reliability
• Lead and build automated reporting and monitoring solutions to provide feedback to the developers and help them shift left and recognize security gaps early
• Communicate and collaborate with application developers to remediate security vulnerabilities for their applications and/or resources
• Lead, execute, and deliver on Cloud Security strategy and initiatives
• Build, innovate and mature Cloud Security Capabilities at RBC
• Lead the development of end-to-end technical cloud security design and architecture to ensure safe application on-boarding to meet sponsor / stakeholder needs, without impacting planned time to market timelines.
• Conduct cloud service security reviews to ensure alignment with industry best practices and define security controls required for the service to operate in a safe and controlled environment
• Perform threat modeling and security architecture assessments of cloud design and patterns
• Work with the cloud stakeholders to design, build and validate Cloud Security controls
• Ability to partner effectively with key stakeholders on complex projects with excellent communication, facilitation, and presentation skills.
  
  

• 5 or more years of demonstrated experience in Cyber Security.
• Strong knowledge and experience of cloud security frameworks and governance practices with 3 or more years hands-on experience with Public Cloud Providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience with securing container technologies.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaaC), tools like ARM, CloudFormation and/or Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience making architectural decisions based on simplicity, industry frameworks, scalability and reusability.
• Experience in hardening and safeguarding cloud services and preventing config drift with native or third-party tools (CSPM, IaaC, linter).
  
  

• Recognizable security related industry certifications (CISSP, CCSP, OSCP and other)
• Azure, AWS and GCP Public cloud certifications
• Kubernetes certifications (CKA, CKS)
• Strong understanding and/or hands on experience with security technologies: NGFW, IPS, VPN, endpoint security, IAM, SIEM, WAF, API Security, Decryption of Web Traffic, Vulnerability Assessment, DDoS mitigation, DLP, key management, PKI, CASB, SASE.
• Undergraduate degree in technical field or equivalent experience.
  
  

• 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.
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities.
• Opportunities to build close relationships with clients.
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies.