Senior Network Security Specialist; Global Security

Position: Senior Network Security Specialist (Global Security)

Job Description

As a Sr. Network Security
Specialist
, you will provide consistent levels of organizational and technical expertise necessary for the successful implementation, maintenance and support of the critical network and security infrastructure services across all global RBC Intranet (Core, LAN/WAN, Server Farm), Internet (Surfing, E-commerce), and Extranet environments. You will lead the Infrastructure Security team responsible for enterprise security appliances and technologies including Check Point, Palo Alto, Cisco IPS, Malware Prevention, and Web Application Firewalls, while driving strategic initiatives around emerging security technologies such as Secure Service Edge (SSE) and next-generation Web Application Firewalls (WAF).

To provide advanced level technical support for troubleshooting, and implementing configuration changes across a variety of vendor platforms. You will be regularly working with clients, business partners, escalation teams (implementation/engineering), and vendors to resolve incidents/problems, perform root cause analysis, and deliver infrastructure changes across the global RBC Enterprise (North & South America, Caribbean, Europe, Asia-Pacific).
What will you do?

Partner with Security Engineering and Security Solutions Architecture in transforming Network Security through the deployment of Secure Service Edge (SSE) and other transformational efforts

Drives the strategy, development, and lifecycle of network security software or services, bridging technical security requirements with business goals and driving key roadmap initiatives

Responsible for the day-to-day Level 3 Support for cyber and network security infrastructure (firewalls, intrusion/malware prevention, web application firewalls (WAF), cloud security) globally

Responsible for deployment and life cycle maintenance of technologies such as Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Algo Sec, Fire Eye, Cisco Fire Power

Responding to network security event and incident escalations from the first-level support Service Desk, internal/external clients and business partners

Work closely with Dev Ops/Automation teams to identify opportunities for automation, provide technical requirements and validate functionality before production

Proficiency in enterprise collaboration and workflow tools such as SharePoint, Service Now, Confluence, and Jira, with demonstrated experience leveraging these platforms to drive team productivity, project management, and process automation.

Delivering high-impact presentations to key stakeholders (i.e.: executives)

Leading medium to large initiatives related to Network Security platforms and associated key controls

Participating in presentations with management on gap analysis, solutions, business proposals, etc.

Leveraging instrumentation and automation tools to enhance operations

Participate in 24 x 7 on-call rotational shifts including evenings and nights

Participating in meetings and training sessions to review and understand new technology and service deployments

What do you need to succeed?
Must Have:

7+ years in network/security engineering or platform integration

Strong experience with:

Firewalls (Palo Alto, Fortinet, Check Point)
WAF platforms (Cloudflare, F5, Akamai, Imperva)
IPS/IDS technologies

Secure Service Edge (SSE) / Zero Trust platforms (Zscaler, Netskope, Prisma, Broadcom)

Cloud security experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Strong understanding of TCP/IP, VPNs, TLS, and modern perimeter less architectures

Automation/scripting experience (Python, APIs, Terraform, CI/CD)

Strong communication skills with a proven ability to communicate effectively with executives

Created high-impact presentation decks and delivered compelling stories to key stakeholders

Extensive experience overseeing, implementing, and enforcing an organization's cybersecurity policies, framework, and risk posture

Strong risk management and problem-solving skills

Certifications related to Secure Service Edge (SSE) or Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Certification in at least one of the firewall platforms (Palo Alto, CheckPoint, Fortinet, Cisco ASA) and expert working experience working with the following network and security appliances/vendors:
Palo…