Internship, Security Sector, Fall 2026

Desjardins • Montreal, QC

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Desjardins is a top employer committed to the next generation, offering a unique internship experience with an outstanding team in a modern environment. The Desjardins Group Security Office (DGSO) protects members and their data, tackling challenges in cybersecurity, fraud prevention, and information protection. With over 1,700 professionals, the DGSO collaborates across Desjardins Group to enhance organizational resilience, promote security awareness, and implement best-in-class practices, ensuring a safe and trusted environment. Interns at DGSO contribute to projects, learn from experts, and develop valuable skills in an innovative, collaborative setting, working closely with technical teams in a stimulating environment. Several internship roles are available, including Operational and Project Cybersecurity, Security Governance, Physical Security, Business Intelligence, Law, Business Analysis, Investigations, Communications, and more.

Requirements

• Your educational institution must credit or certify your internship toward a bachelor’s degree or a master’s degree in an appropriate discipline.
• Relevant work/internship experience
• Knowledge of French required

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of risk analysis, vulnerability assessment, and threat monitoring to support operational security and the integration of controls into IT projects.
• Support the implementation of security practices that comply with organizational and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor discrepancies identified during physical security audits, participate in drafting strategic and practical governance documents, carry out assessments of physical security measures and continuity plans, and produce internal documentation for security components.
• Develop visual reports and make recommendations to respond to the needs of internal partners while rolling out operational monitoring tools, structuring information, analyzing performance indicators, and designing dashboards to support team reporting and efficiency.
• Provide advice to business sectors on personal information protection matters, conduct legal research on cybersecurity laws and regulations, analyze and apply security clauses in contracts, assess compliance with legal requirements, and assist lawyers in preparing files.
• Help develop opinions and implementation plans in accordance with the rules of the discipline, carry out preliminary research and analysis, and use comprehensive knowledge of the business line to help clients and partners manage complexity.
• Diagnose issues and needs to define target outcomes, analyze information and conduct studies to propose recommendations and write reports, help develop and implement objectives and action plans, contribute to data valorization for internal and external investigation validations, and support investigators in complex files or projects.
• Develop communications action plans and initiate deliverables to raise awareness of DGSO security standards to key players, provide training and support DGSO officers, and assist project delivery across Desjardins Group.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern