Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

0

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$114,000 - $136,800 CAD

This role is temporarily eligible for a pay premium above the posted salary range that is reassessed annually. You are encouraged to have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide more specific pay details for this role.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Role Summary
The Information Security Specialist – AI Penetration Tester is responsible for conducting advanced offensive security testing across AI/ML systems, LLM integrations, GenAI platforms, and associated infrastructure. This role serves as a subject-matter expert in AI/LLM security, partnering with engineering, cyber, cloud, and architecture teams to identify vulnerabilities, improve controls, and ensure safe and compliant deployment of AI capabilities across the enterprise.

Responsibilities
AI/LLM Offensive Security & Vulnerability Testing

Conduct Penetration Tests: Design and execute comprehensive penetration tests targeting AI/ML models, LLM applications, model pipelines, retrieval systems, data agents, and AI-enabled business workflows.AI/LLM Vulnerability Analysis: Identify vulnerabilities such as jailbreaking, prompt injection, model extraction, adversarial ML attacks, data poisoning, RAG bypasses, and safety guardrail circumvention.Tooling & Automation: Evaluate and develop tooling (including internal utilities and open‑source frameworks) to automate and scale AI/LLM security testing.

Security Architecture, Hardening & Risk Assessment

Assess Security Posture: Analyze training data governance, guardrail design, inference endpoints, system prompts, agent autonomy, model monitoring, and model‑ops pipelines.Risk Assessments: Perform security and safety risk analyses on new and existing AI/ML deployments, including cloud‑based services, APIs, model marketplaces, and third‑party LLM integrations.Model Supply Chain Security: Assess AI supply chain risks, dependency integrity, and alignment with enterprise standards and regulatory obligations.

Documentation, Reporting & Communication

Report Findings: Deliver clear, actionable findings to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders. Produce detailed reporting including:Executive summariesTechnical proof‑of‑conceptsPrioritized remediation recommendationsStakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with Engineering, Data Science, Cloud, Cyber Defense, Architecture, and Risk to remediate findings and improve AI security posture.

Governance, Standards & Continuous Improvement

Develop Best Practices: Contribute to organization-wide AI security standards, policies, control objectives, and hardening practices.Regulatory Compliance: Ensure AI penetration testing aligns with regulatory, privacy, model safety, and internal policy requirements.Continuous Learning: Maintain deep expertise in emerging AI threats, industry frameworks, evaluation methodologies, and global safety standards.

Incident Response & Audit Support

Participate in AI/ML–related security incident investigations, providing subject-matter expertise on root cause analysis and exploitation methods.Support audit preparation and assist in drafting management responses, remediation plans, and risk treatment documentation.

Requirements
Technical Skills

5+ years in application security or penetration testing, with hands-on experience in AI/ML environments preferred.7+ years of experience using penetration testing tools (Metasploit, Burp Suite, Nmap, Kali, etc.).Strong knowledge of AI/LLM vulnerabilities including OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, adversarial attacks, prompt injection, and model safety testing frameworks.Familiarity with scripting and automation (Python preferred), model interrogation techniques, and cloud-native AI services (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Core Competencies

Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities with high attention to detail.Excellent written and verbal communication skills for diverse stakeholder groups.Demonstrated understanding of ethical hacking principles and responsible AI use.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience penetration testing AI/LLM platforms, cloud workloads, and PCI-scoped environments.Knowledge of security frameworks (NIST AI RMF, OWASP LLM/ML, ISO 42001, MITRE ATLAS).Relevant certifications: OSCP, CEH, GPEN, CISSP, or AI/ML security certifications.Experience supporting audits, compliance reviews, and incident response activities.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet