Summer 2027 - Student Opportunities in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development

Cse Cst; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is seeking passionate GIS development students for Summer 2027 to assist with GIS system development and analytics. The role offers practical and developmental work experience, with the possibility of joining full-time after studies.

You will gain real-world experience in software development and systems administration to enable GIS analytics, and must be a full-time student in a Canadian program in GIS/Geography/CS/Engineering.

Qualifications

• Must be a full-time student in a recognized Canadian post-secondary program relevant to the position.
• Must be entering 3rd or 4th year by start of work term.
• Transcript from the most recent term must be provided.
• Assets listed (if possessed) may be used to identify applicable teams.

Responsibilities

• Assist with GIS environment development and analytics.
• Gain experience in software development and systems administration.
• Work on-site in Ottawa at one of our facilities.

Skills

GIS knowledge

Teamwork

Analytical thinking

Communication

Integrity

Education

Full-time student in a Canadian post-secondary program (GIS/Geomatics/CS/Engineering)

Entering 3rd or 4th year of study at start of term

Transcript from most recent term

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Scripting

ESRI ArcGIS

Job description

Summer 2027 - Student Opportunities in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development

$23.79 - $38.62

Closing Date:

2026-10-01

Reference number : RF-16973

About CSE

The Communications Security Establishment (CSE) is Canada’s agency responsible for foreign signals intelligence, cyber operations and cyber security. Learn more about our mission .

Student positions at CSE are unlike most others. We offer both practical and developmental work experience and allow students to be part of meaningful, exciting, projects, with the hope that they will want to join us full-time following their studies.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Development

We’re looking for passionate students to assist with the system development of CSE’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) environment.You will gain real world experience in software development and systems administration to enable GIS analytics on a wide range of intelligence issues.

To find out more about our student salary scale visit the Compensation page on our website.

Area of selection

Open to Canadian citizens.

Location

Ottawa, Ontario. All jobs require onsite presence in one of our two accessible facilities.

A valid Enhanced Reliability Status (ERS) or an Enhanced Top Secret (ETS) security clearance is a condition of employment that must be met before an offer can be made.

In order to be considered, your cover letter must clearly explain how you meet the following education and experience requirements.

Education

You must be registered as a full-time student in a recognized post-secondary program in Canada in a field relevant to the position. Relevant programs includes, but are not limited to, Geomatics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Geography, Computer Science, or Engineering.

Note: You must be entering your 3rd or 4th year of study by the start of the work term to apply.

Note: The educational program must be recognized in Canada, and you must be able to provide a transcript from your most recent term. Students graduating prior to, or during, the work term are not eligible to apply.

The following technical, behavioural and leadership competencies will be assessed at a later date. You do not need to include information about them in your application.

Knowledge of design and operation of large-scale Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and application development.

• Cognitive thinking skills
• Interactive communication
• Working in a team
• Achieving results
• Integrity, respect and awareness

Assets

Assets are “nice-to-have” expertise and skills we’re interested in. You will not be eliminated if you do not meet or possess these qualifications. However, if you do have them, they may be used to identify which team you could best complement .

Please demonstrate on your application if you meet or possess the asset education or asset experience listed below.

Experience with the following would be an asset:

• Web and/or software application development
• Experience with ESRI ArcGIS Products, including Desktop and Enterprise
• Data Manipulation/ETL
• IT Automation and Orchestration (such as Docker, Kubernetes, scripting)