Intern, Information Security (September - December 2026)

Public Sector Pension Investment Board • Montreal, QC

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About The Position

This internship focuses on Information Security, providing an opportunity to gain experience in a critical area for a large pension investor. The Information Security team is responsible for a wide range of activities, including governance, security operations, risk management, and the implementation of security mechanisms. The role involves monitoring security events, participating in vulnerability management, analyzing application vulnerabilities, and contributing to security initiatives to enhance PSP's security posture. The organization's investment in cloud technology and adoption of artificial intelligence within security operations offers a rich learning environment.

Requirements

• Enrolled in a Bachelor or Master in IT or IT Security related program
• Knowledge of security concepts, mechanisms and processes
• Knowledge of different security tools to protect an organization (SIEM, EDR, XDR, etc.)
• Knowledge of code repositories, from the fundamentals to best practices
• Knowledge of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Proficiency in various programming languages
• Hands-on practical experience (personal or corporate initiatives) with some of the security mechanisms, tools, processes
• Ability to navigate a fast-paced environment with a high level of autonomy
• Demonstrated initiative, curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Factual and solution-oriented
• Ability to work collaboratively and be open-minded
• Strong analytics and technical skills
• Effective communications skills, both written and spoken
• Must return to studies after the internship or the internship must be part of your curriculum
• Bilingualism: English and French (frequent interactions in English with PSP employees based in our offices in Hong Kong, London and New York, and interactions in French with employees in our local offices in Montreal and Ottawa)

Responsibilities

• Monitor, review and evaluate security events to identify and respond to potential security incidents
• Carry out requests and tasks of the operational security and delivery team
• Participate in the activities relating to vulnerability management, security assessments, application security, as well as continuous management and improvement of security platforms
• Suggest improvements and optimization for playbooks, platform solution, process, etc.
• Participate in implementing a comprehensive set of incident response workflows, including automation
• Analyze application vulnerabilities and recommend possible solutions to fix vulnerabilities
• Perform investigation through log aggregation tools to answer analytical questions
• Participate in security initiatives to improve PSP’s security posture and the maturity of our processes.
• Collaborate with other teams to improve PSP’s security posture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern