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About the Role
RBC is seeking a Staff AI Security Researcher to lead threat research and vulnerability assessment in AI/ML security. This role will identify emerging AI-specific threats, develop and validate defense mechanisms, and help establish RBC's position as a trusted voice in enterprise AI security. You will translate cutting-edge research into practical, scalable mitigations for RBC's AI technology stack.
Responsibilities
- Monitor, analyze, and assess emerging AI security threats, vulnerabilities, and attack vectors relevant to RBC's environment and the broader financial services sector.
- Research AI-specific attack vectors including prompt injection, jailbreaking, model poisoning, data poisoning, model theft, supply-chain attacks, and adversarial evasion techniques.
- Assess risks from AI-enabled threats such as social engineering, synthetic media (deepfakes), and automated attack systems targeting RBC's infrastructure, data, and customers.
- Conduct threat landscape assessments specific to RBC's AI technology stack, competitive position, and risk appetite.
- Execute hands-on testing of critical AI applications, including prompt injection, jailbreaking, and adversarial attack simulations to validate security posture.
- Design and implement consistent, scalable assessment frameworks and methodologies to standardize AI security evaluations across RBC's critical applications.
- Develop proof-of-concept exploits and validation controls to demonstrate attack feasibility and test mitigation effectiveness.
- Collaborate with AI/ML/DevOps teams, AI security engineers, and third-party vendors to design practical defense strategies and controls.
- Produce high-impact technical outputs including deep-dive threat analyses, research reports, and whitepapers for internal and external audiences.
- Partner with third-party AI security technology providers to influence product roadmaps and industry standards.
- Stay current with evolving AI security threats, defensive capabilities, and industry best practices.
- Contribute to RBC's AI Security research strategy and roadmap.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in security research and vulnerability research.
- 2+ years of experience researching AI/ML security threats, attack vectors, or related domains.
- Strong coding experience in one or more general-purpose languages: Python, Go, Java, or similar.
- Understanding of AI/ML systems, architectures, and operational patterns.
- Excellent organizational, communication, interpersonal, and technical writing skills.
- Proven ability to influence technical strategy and security decision-making.
- Published research, conference presentations, or open-source contributions in AI security.
- Experience with large language models and generative AI applications.
- Experience collaborating with vendors and external security researchers.
Skills
- Crisis Management
- Critical Thinking
- Cyber Threat Modeling
- Decision Making
- Information Capture
- Offensive Cyber Operations
- Penetration Testing
- Researching
- Security Evaluations
- Security Research
- Social Engineering
- Threat Analysis
- Threat Assessment
- Threat Management
- Threat Mitigation
- Vulnerability Assessments
- Vulnerability Research
Location
- 16 YORK ST:TORONTO
- Toronto
- Canada
Work Type
- Full time
Experience Level
- 5+ years of experience in security research and vulnerability research
- 2+ years of experience researching AI/ML security threats, attack vectors, or related domains
Benefits
- A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
- 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
- Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies
About the Company
- 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.