Cybersecurity Summer Internship: Hands-On Defense

PwC Canada; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible health plan

Mental health support

Wellness/ lifestyle stipend

Volunteer & social events

Job summary

PwC Canada invites motivated students to join our Summer Internship in the Cybersecurity and Privacy practice. You’ll gain hands‑on client work, learn transformation strategies, and work with PwC’s digital consulting tools from May through August 2027.

You’ll participate in leadership meetings, workshops, client visits, and volunteer events to grow professionally. As part of a diverse team, you’ll help develop cybersecurity programs, monitor threats, and support incident response while learning

Qualifications

• Enrolled in post‑secondary education in Technology.
• Ability to code in one or several languages: Java, C, C++ or Python.
• Openness to learning new tools and technology trends.
• Commitment to valuing differences and working with diverse people.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly detail oriented with organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to adapt and prioritize with good project management.
• Willingness to travel across Canada when required.
• Legally entitled to work in Canada for the duration of the offer/contract.
• Bilingual in English and French preferred but not required.
• Valid Federal Government security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Learn cybersecurity concepts such as detection, response and attack patterns.
• Assist with security monitoring, detection, response and client care.
• Ensure cybersecurity incidents are investigated, identified, assessed, reported, communicated to the client, and mitigated.
• Ensure compliance to client agreements, adherence to process and process improvements to achieve operational objectives.
• Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current Security Operations Framework.
• Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, build and maintain positive working relationships.

Skills

Java

C

C++

Python

Education

Post-secondary education in Technology

Job description

PwC Canada invites motivated students to join our Summer Internship in the Cybersecurity and Privacy practice. You’ll gain hands‑on client work, learn transformation strategies, and work with PwC’s digital consulting tools from May through August 2027.

You’ll participate in leadership meetings, workshops, client visits, and volunteer events to grow professionally. As part of a diverse team, you’ll help develop cybersecurity programs, monitor threats, and support incident response while learning