Senior Cyber Security and IT Risk Management Analyst

Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The Senior Cyber Security and IT Risk Management Analyst role is essential in supporting the identification and mitigation of operational, IT, and regulatory risks. In this role, you will greatly contribute towards the implementation of WMT initiatives aimed at improving technology operations risk management practices.

This is an advanced senior position, offering opportunities to work across the organization and make a significant impact.

What will you do?

• Risk Campaigns: End-to-end planning and execution of risk campaigns as required. Identify, develop, and manage automation solutions to streamline evidence collection for WMT risk campaigns, including audit related initiatives. Leverage advanced technologies including GenAI to design, develop, and optimize high-quality prompts that automate evidence collection processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency in audit, regulatory, or investigative workflows.

• Process Improvement for Control Gaps: Plan, implement, and manage initiatives to address control gaps in existing/new products and projects. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design robust processes that mitigate risks and ensure alignment with risk standards.

• Audit and Regulatory : Manage audit and regulatory initiatives, ensuring timely and effective responses to inquiries as well as resolution of audit/regulatory findings. Provide recommendations in compliance to standards to support organizational adherence to internal and external requirements. Prepare high quality documentation and presentation materials as needed.

• Collaboration: Establish and maintain strong working relationships across various business units. Collaborate with various groups to define and achieve deliverables, acting as a trusted advisor for our application teams. Collaborate and liaise with 2LOD and 3LOD (Internal Audit) when required

• Stakeholder Management: Serve as a trusted advisor, advising stakeholders on control documentation and testing, ensuring compliance with organizational policies, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.

• Maintain a thorough understanding of external technology and cybersecurity trends, emerging technologies, and internal technology and cyber risk management approaches.

• Maintain thorough understanding of governing policies and standards, IT control testing methodologies, and regulatory and compliance standards.
  

What do you need to succeed? Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline such as Computer Science, Business, or a related field with transferable skills

• 4+ years' experience in Information/Cyber Security, IT Risk Management, IT Operations, or Technology. Ideally, within the financial services industry, a public accounting firm, or a financial institutions regulator

• Proven experience with Compliance and Industry frameworks—such as ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, NIST CSF, NIST 800-171, or COBIT

• Knowledge of OSFI, FINRA, SEC, MSRB, FRBNY and OCC rules and regulations

• Strong organizational, project management, and time management capabilities are essential. You must be deadline-driven and results-oriented, able to meet high-quality standards while managing multiple tasks and deadlines

• Strong written and oral communication skills are essential. Must communicate effectively and timely with stakeholders, understand their needs, and present information clearly and persuasively
  

Nice To Have:

• Industry-recognized certifications in Information Security or Risk Management (e.g., CISA, CRISC, CISSP)

• Experience in crafting precise, context-aware prompts to guide GenAI models for evidence extraction, categorization, and summarization

• Prior experience in financial services, technology, or regulatory environments
  

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

Confidentiality, Cyber Security Management, Cybersecurity Risk Management, Decision Making, Delivery Focused, Detail-Oriented, Encryption Software, Goal-Oriented, Group Problem Solving, High Impact Communication, Information Security Management, Information Technology (IT) Risk Management, Information Technology Security, Internal IT Audit, Risk Management

Additional Job Details

Address:

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTO

City:

Toronto

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2025-12-22

Application Deadline:

2026-01-05

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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