Computer Network Analyst

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.

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Become part of our team and you’ll understand why CSE is the most important organization you’ve never heard of.

Job summary

We are recruiting enthusiastic, bright, and curious people for the following roles:

• Computer Network Exploitation Analysts
• Network or Cyber Security Specialists

As a Computer Network Exploitation Analyst, you will be part of a collaborative team conducting online operations against foreign threats. Your tasks will include:

• Gaining access to networks of foreign targets
• Identifying and acquiring information from foreign networks
• Enabling exploitation and collection operations
• Conducting operations that degrade, disrupt, influence, respond to or interfere with threats to Canada

As a Network or Cyber Security Specialist, you will be part of a collaborative team managing systems and infrastructure. Your tasks will include:

• Designing, building, operating, or configuring systems and infrastructure with services such as networking, compute, storage, and tooling.
• Coordinating with internal teams to ensure system integration.

We are an inclusively elite team. There are certain aspects of these roles that you will not find anywhere else, that no other organization can offer. We require you to have a foundation of knowledge in computer networking and cyber security concepts, but we can offer you world-class training to supplement the mission-specific details.

Salary range

To find out more about our salary scale, vacation allowances and benefits (health, dental and pension plans, etc.) visit the compensation page on our website.

Area of selection

Open to Canadian citizens who self-declare as belonging to one, or more, employment equity groups, as defined by the Employment Equity Act:

• Women
• Persons from racial or ethnic groups

Location

The majority of our jobs are in Ottawa, Ontario. CSE has two accessible facilities. Flexible work arrangements, including telework for a portion of the work week, may be possible.

Learn more about where we work.

Conditions of employment

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.

For more information about our hiring process, visit our hiring process and security page on our website.

Essential qualifications

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

Education

You must have either one of the following:

• A university degree or college diploma in a field related to the position, such as (but not limited to) Computer Science, Engineering, or Mathematics; OR
• An acceptable combination* of education, training and/or experience.

*A high school diploma with at least 3-5 years of recent** experience in one or more of the areas listed below. Specific dates must be included in your application and references that can validate this information may be required during the recruitment process.

**Recent is defined by experience acquired within the last 5 years.

Note: The educational program must be recognized in Canada, and you must be able to provide proof of education credentials. Students graduating within the next twelve months are eligible to apply.

Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas

• Network administration
• System administration
• System administration
• Cyber security
• Software development
• Digital forensics
• Penetration testing
• Network analysis
• Network or security operation
• Vulnerability research or analysis

Official language requirements

• English essential
• Bilingual imperative: Various language profiles such as: BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC or CCC/CCC

Competencies

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.

Technical competencies

• Network Analysis
• Cyber Security

Behavioural competencies

• Accountability/autonomy
• Cognitive thinking skills

Leadership competencies

• Achieving results
• Collaboration

Operational requirements

Overtime and standby duty may be required.

How to apply

You may submit your candidacy online by selecting “Apply” at the bottom of this page.

If you cannot apply online or have a disability preventing you from applying online, please inform us by email at careers-carrieres@cse-cst.gc.ca prior to the closing date of this selection process.

Important information

The process will be conducted in the official language of your choice.

To address CSE’s current representation gaps, priority may be given to persons who self-declare as belonging to the following designated employment equity groups: women; Indigenous peoples, including First Nations who are status, or registered and non-status, or non-registered, Inuit and Métis; persons with disabilities, including people with a mental health condition and neurodivergent people; and persons from racial or ethnic groups.

Please note the Employment Equity Act, which is under review, uses the terminology Aboriginal peoples and visible minorities.

CSE offers an assessment process that will accommodate any reasonable measures you require to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Those measures are available to all candidates during our processes. Information you provide will be addressed confidentially.

All communications with CSE relating to this process, including email messages and telephone conversations, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

We thank you for your interest in CSE. However, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.