Information Security Specialist

Canadian Tire Corporation; Toronto; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits and retirement

Performance incentives

Continuing Education Programs

Product discounts

Job summary

Canadian Tire Corporation seeks a security testing professional to plan and execute comprehensive testing across applications and infrastructure. You will analyze requirements, develop detailed test cases, and perform manual and automated testing, including security-focused assessments.

Responsibilities include defect tracking, reporting, and collaboration with developers, analysts, and product teams to integrate testing into the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of technical experience in a large enterprise environment with demonstrated ability to analyze complex security vulnerabilities and results of penetration testing.
• Knowledge of PowerBI and PowerAutomate; experience with secure coding and security testing techniques.
• Solid understanding of Active Directory infrastructure, deployment services, Windows OS, UNIX environments, and other infrastructure services.
• Knowledge of network technologies – firewalls, routers, switches; vulnerability and patch management processes.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute testing across functional, regression, and performance areas, including automated testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects; collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to improve coverage.
• Prepare detailed test reports with metrics on coverage, defects, and pass/fail rates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment with requirements and project timelines.

Skills

Security testing

Vulnerability management

Penetration testing

Network security

Documentation & reporting

Communication

Threat modeling

Education

CISSP or CEH certification

Tools

PowerBI

PowerAutomate

Active Directory

Windows OS

UNIX

Job description

• Test Planning and Strategy: Developing comprehensive test plans and strategies that outline the scope, approach, resources, and schedule for testing activities.
• Requirement Analysis: Understanding and analyzing the requirements and specifications of software applications to determine the testing scope.
• Test Case Development: Designing, writing, and maintaining detailed and structured test cases based on requirements and functional specifications.
• Test Execution: Performing manual and automated testing of software applications, including functional, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Defect Tracking: Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects or issues using bug tracking tools. Collaborating with developers to resolve these issues.
• Test Automation: Developing and maintaining automated test scripts to streamline testing processes and improve coverage.
• Reporting: Preparing detailed test reports that summarize the findings of testing activities, including metrics like test coverage, defect density, and pass/fail rates.
• Collaboration: Working closely with developers, business analysts, product managers, risk assessors, and other stakeholders to ensure a thorough understanding of requirements and seamless integration of testing efforts into the overall project workflow.
• Compliance: Ensuring that testing processes adhere to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies, including PCI, GRC, etc
• Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and practices through feedback loops, best practices, and new tools or methodologies.

What You’ll Do

• Test Planning and Strategy: Developing comprehensive test plans and strategies that outline the scope, approach, resources, and schedule for testing activities.
• Requirement Analysis: Understanding and analyzing the requirements and specifications of software applications to determine the testing scope.
• Test Case Development: Designing, writing, and maintaining detailed and structured test cases based on requirements and functional specifications.
• Test Execution: Performing manual and automated testing of software applications, including functional, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing.
• Defect Tracking: Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects or issues using bug tracking tools. Collaborating with developers to resolve these issues.
• Test Automation: Developing and maintaining automated test scripts to streamline testing processes and improve coverage.
• Reporting: Preparing detailed test reports that summarize the findings of testing activities, including metrics like test coverage, defect density, and pass/fail rates.
• Collaboration: Working closely with developers, business analysts, product managers, risk assessors, and other stakeholders to ensure a thorough understanding of requirements and seamless integration of testing efforts into the overall project workflow.
• Compliance: Ensuring that testing processes adhere to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies, including PCI, GRC, etc
• Continuous Improvement: Identifying opportunities to enhance testing processes and practices through feedback loops, best practices, and new tools or methodologies.

What You Bring

• 4-6 Years of technical experience in a large enterprise environment with demonstrated ability to analyze complex security vulnerabilities and results of penetration testing
• Knowledge of PowerBI, PowerAutomate
• Experience with or exposure to application security best practices such as secure coding, security testing techniques
• Solid understanding of Active Directory Infrastructure, deployment services, Windows OS, UNIX environments, and other infrastructure services
• Knowledge of network technologies – Firewalls, routers, switches
• Experience with Vulnerability and Patch management processes and vulnerability scoring systems (CVSS/CMSS)
• Knowledge of application, network, and platform security practices
• Excellent writing and presentation skills to facilitate communication of vulnerabilities, priorities, and other escalation points to various stakeholders
• Proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies in a rapidly changing operations environment
• Detail‑Oriented, organized, methodical, and Figure it Out skills with an analytical thought process
• Certification in Security is preferred (e.g. CISSP, CEH)
• Project management experience and skills are an asset.

We’re always looking for great talent! In addition to competitive pay, we offer:

• Comprehensive benefits and retirement programs
• Performance incentives, Continuing Education Programs
• Other perks to support your well‑being
• Career growth opportunities and product discounts

Broadband Salary Range: $53,000 - $95,000.

Our typical hiring range is between $53,000 and $85,000. Salary decisions are also dependent on other factors such as your experience, industry benchmarks, internal equity and other role‑specific requirements. For critical roles, the compensation offering will be reviewed to ensure alignment with market rate and conditions and the unique value you bring to the role.

This posting represents an existing vacancy within our organization.

We may use artificial intelligence tools as part of our recruitment process to assist in the initial screening of resumes. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters.

About Us

Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited (“CTC”) is one of Canada’s most admired and trusted companies. With more than 90 Owned Brands, over 1,600 retail locations, financial services, exemplary e-commerce capabilities, and exciting market‑leading merchandising strategies. We dream big and work as one to innovate with purpose for our customers at every level of our business, investing in new technologies and products, and doubling down on top talent to drive the company forward. We offer competitive salaries and wages to CTC employees, as well as store discounts, supported learning through our Triangle Learning Academy, Canadian Tire Profit Sharing, and retirement and savings programs for eligible employees. As part of our enhanced flex benefits program, we offer mental health benefits in the amount of $5,000 per year for benefits‑eligible employees and their families, including total well‑being, and mental health tools and resources for all employees. Join us in helping to make life in Canada better through living and working our Core Values: we are innovators and entrepreneurs at our core, outcomes drive us, inclusion is a must, we are stronger together and we take personal responsibility. It is an especially exciting time to join CTC and its family of companies where career opportunities are wide‑ranging! Join us, where there's a place for you here.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

We are committed to fostering an environment where belonging thrives, and diversity, inclusion and equity are infused into everything we do. We believe in building an organizational culture where people are consistently treated with dignity while respecting individual religion, nationality, gender, race, age, perceived ability, spoken language, sexual orientation, and identification. We are united in our purpose of being here to help make life in Canada better.

Accommodations

We stand firm in our Core Value that inclusion is a must. We welcome and encourage candidates from equity‑seeking groups such as people who identify as racialized, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, women, people with disabilities, and beyond. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to help meet your needs.