Lead Product Engineer

Job Description

What will you do?

• Define and maintain RBC's AppSec roadmap focusing on DevSecOps and Security Controls, prioritizing initiatives, defining measurable benefits to application development teams who leverage our AppSec offering.
• Measure and track KPIs, focusing on on-demand reporting and alignment to RBCs Technology strategic vision.
• Focus on cost management for initiatives ensuring effective return on investment and reducing unit cost to deliver AppSec.
• Drive adoption of AI in the workplace and help define the future of how AI can be adopted within the workplace while setting guardrails.
• Drive the Developer education platform to help good coding hygiene and strengthen RBC AppSec learning posture.
• Deliver strong customer engagement through community meet ups, practitioner steering groups, focused user groups and partner product management groups.
• Perform market needs analysis on high level initiatives. Understand industry trends.
• Own the release management for initiatives including planning, prioritization, documentation, communication and execution of rollout plans.
• Collaborate with RBC next generation technology product management group, representing AppSec for feedback and prioritization. Driving our organization to focus on usability, quality and reducing technical debt.
• Build strong relationships with RBC's application development team executives ensuring we are meeting their team's needs, and RBC Vendors to align strategy and roadmaps for key products.

What do you need to succeed?

• 5+ years of AppSec Engineering experience, working with AppSec tools like Github, Jfrog, Artifactory, Snyk and processes like Docker & Kubernetes along with software engineering experience.
• Experience with full stack development, including experience with frameworks and languages such as JavaScript, React, , Python, or similar.
• Hands-on experience in API delivery, Data Management and/or Business Analytics.
• Experience with Agile Product Management in technology driving product discussions, market scans, user experience research efforts, software development, and delivery.
• Relevant education in Engineering, Computer Science.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams and work independently to creatively solve problems.
• Be an excellent communicator, negotiator and translator who can connect technology and business audiences, tailoring messaging and approach.

Nice to have

• Experience working with Elastic, Logstash & Kibana (ELK), Azure DataBricks is a bonus.
• DevOps experience with Git (SCM, Builds), Artifactory, Docker / K8s.
• Experience with AI Agent Frameworks and Langchain is a bonus.
• Understanding of how AI can, improve operational efficiency, system reliability enhance, and CI/CD processes and experience working with models and MCP servers.
• AppSec - Security Vulnerabilities, Relationship between AppSec and DevOps data (Repos, Release Artifacts, etc.

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
• Flexible work/life balance options
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities 
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients

Job Skills

Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Identity Access Management (IAM), Information Security, Information Technology Security, IT Systems Integration, Negotiation, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Additional Job Details

Address:

16 YORK ST:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

Application Deadline:

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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