The Bank of Canada is a leading central bank committed to a better Canada, focusing on excellence, integrity, and innovation. They are seeking a recent graduate to join their Cyber Assurance team to explore the application of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity testing and assurance activities.
Responsibilities
- Assist in prototyping and developing AI‑enabled workflows to support performing cybersecurity testing and assurance activities
- Support the use of AI to improve or automate: Vulnerability scanning, application security testing, Validation and evidence collection for security controls (e.g., NIST 800‑53)
- Work with structured and unstructured data from existing tools and processes to evaluate AI outputs
- Document solutions, assumptions, and limitations in a clear and structured manner
Skills
- Recent graduate of a bachelor's degree or college diploma in computer science, engineering, or a relevant field
- Completion date for relevant diploma or degree must be between January 2024 to June 2026
- Awareness of core cybersecurity concepts such as vulnerabilities, threats, risk, and access control
- Source Code Management (e.g. GitHub)
- Ability to break down complex problems and communicate to a non-technical audience
- Language requirement: English or French essential
- Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
- Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Secret
- Exposure to application security concepts (SAST, DAST, vulnerability scanning)
- Familiarity with DevSecOps or CI/CD concepts
- Introductory experience with data analysis, machine learning, or generative AI tools
- Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) or security frameworks (e.g., NIST)
- Participation in hackathons, labs, or academic projects related to cybersecurity or AI
Benefits
- Flexible and comprehensive benefits so you can choose the level of health and dental coverage that meets your needs
- Extra vacation days (up to five each year) that you can purchase to add to your vacation entitlement
- Option to join the indexed, defined-benefit pension plan after 24 consecutive months of service
Company Overview
Bank of Canada promotes the country’s economic and financial welfare by keeping inflation low, stable and predictable. It was founded in 1935, and is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.bankofcanada.ca/careers.