Security Jobs in Canada
There are 1,219 open Security jobs in Canada on freehire right now. 325 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and cybersecurity.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | year | CA$120,050 | CA$149,600 | CA$179,550 | 129 |
| USD | year | $159,750 | $177,675 | $203,000 | 32 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 41%
- ai 38%
- cybersecurity 30%
- automation 24%
- python 18%
- azure 18%
- aws 18%
- cloud-security 16%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 193 · 16%
- Remote 159 · 13%
- Onsite 128 · 11%
Visa sponsorship offered in 48% of the 184 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 286
- Lead 67
- Staff 33
- Principal 24
- Intern 15
- C-level 14
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 283
- 501-1000 employees 127
- 51-200 employees 18
- 201-500 employees 7
- 11-50 employees 6
Staff Offensive Security Engineer
A senior security engineer at Robinhood designs and runs stealthy red-team attacks to find gaps in defenses, using penetration testing and threat modeling across apps, cloud, and networks.
Vulnerability Management Analyst – ICS/OT, Rapid7, Wiz & MCAS
Vulnerability Management Senior Analyst focused on ICS/OT security, managing the full vulnerability lifecycle using Rapid7, Wiz, and MCAS while coordinating between IT, OT, and cybersecurity teams to ensure SLA adherence and compliance.
Bilingual L3 Network Security SME – Palo Alto, Cisco & SD-WAN
L3 Network Security SME supporting Cisco and Palo Alto infrastructure—firewalls, SD-WAN, and wireless—in a hybrid Quebec City role, responsible for network availability, security policy implementation, disaster recovery, and governance.
IT Security Analyst II
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at an IT managed services provider, responsible for security event monitoring, incident response triage, threat hunting, log analysis, and client reporting using EDR, SIEM, firewalls, and IAM tools.
Anthropic Fellows Program, AI Safety & Security
4-month research fellowship building AI safety/security projects with public outputs, mentored by Anthropic researchers using open-source tools and compute budgets.
DevSecOps Engineer
A DevSecOps Engineer secures Casa’s Bitcoin self-custody platform by designing scalable security controls, automating processes (e.g., Terraform/Ansible), and triaging vulnerabilities from pen tests and alerts. Focuses on least-privilege access, incident response, and security training for the team.
Cybersecurity Engineer – DevSecOps, IAM, PAM
Cybersecurity Engineer managing IAM/PAM lifecycles (CyberArk, SailPoint, Entra ID, Active Directory) and embedding security into CI/CD pipelines, with Python-based automation for a banking client.
Zscaler Engineer – ZIA, ZPA & Network Security
Deploy, configure, and troubleshoot Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA) cloud security services in a hybrid Toronto role, collaborating with network and security teams.
Senior Forward Deployed Detection and Response Consultant, Cyber Defence, National Security, Mandiant
Senior consultant embeds with Canada’s national security teams to lead cyber incident response, threat hunting, and build AI-driven detection/remediation solutions using EDR, SIEM, and forensic analysis.