Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Management Level

Intern/Trainee

Job Description & Summary

Launch Your Career with PwC Canada’s Summer Internship

At PwC Canada, we’re more than a professional services firm— we’re a community of solvers tackling the world’s most important problems. As an Intern in our market leading Consulting practice, you’ll be part of a diverse, inclusive team that values your perspective and empowers you to make a real impact. You’ll gain hands-on experience with real client work, explore how businesses operate , and learn how trust is built through compliance and strategic planning.

This Summer Internship offers a launchpad like no other. You’ll be supported by experienced professionals and exposed to our innovative digital Consulting tools. From early May through mid-August 2026, you’ll dive into real client work, learning how businesses operate and how trust is built through consulting services. You’ll be guided through the consulting process by experienced professionals and gain exposure to our market-leading digital tools. You’ll benefit from a rich internship experience that includes meetings with firm leadership, interactive lunch and learns, skill-building workshops, client visits, and opportunities to participate in volunteer and social events.

Grow here, go further.

Our Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice

As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organizations, partners and customers. We play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security, efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment, and detect, respond, and remediate threats.

To learn more about our work in this area, please visit: Cybersecurity advisory and operations services

Experiences and Skills You’ll Use to Solve:

A career within Cybersecurity and Privacy , will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients implement an effective cybersecurity program and help run their cybersecurity operations that protects against threats, propels transformation, and drives growth.

As companies pivot toward a digital business model, exponentially more data is generated and shared among organizations , partners and customers. We play an integral role in helping our clients ensure they are protected by developing transformation strategies focused on security, efficiently integrate and manage new or existing technology systems to deliver continuous operational improvements and increase their cybersecurity investment, and detect, respond, and remediate threats.

As an intern , you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Responsibilities include:

• Learn cybersecurity concepts such as detection, response and attack patterns

• Work in an operational environment and learn first hand first-hand on how cybersecurity operations work in detecting and preventing cyber threats

• Assist with security monitoring, detection, response and client care

• Ensure cyber security incidents are investigated identified , assessed, reported, communicated to the client, and mitigated

• Ensure compliance to client agreements, adherence to process and process improvements to achieve operational objectives

• Revise and develop processes to strengthen the current Security Operations Framework

• Administration & maintenance of security devices

• Perform threat management, threat modeling, identify threat vectors and develop use cases for security monitoring

• Responsible for integration of standard and non-standard logs in SIEM

• Coordination with stakeholders, build and maintain positive working relationships with them

With connectivity being a key enabler of our strategy, our objective is to become the most connected firm - connected to our clients, our communities and to each other. PwC follows an Activity Based Work model, where our PwC professionals engage in a diverse range of activities from our offices, from client sites, or our homes.

• Enrolled in second or third year of the following post-secondary programs: Computer Science , Software Engineering, Cybersecurity , applied mathematics, computer engineering

• Ability to code in one or several languages: Java, C, C++ or Python

• An interest in upskilling for a digital world and technology trends, an openness to learning new tools and adapting how you work

• A demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives

• Strong written and verbal communication skills to articulate new ideas

• Highly detail oriented with excellent organizational and analytical skills; an ability to think broadly and to ask questions about data, facts and other information to deliver quality to our clients

• Share and collaborate effectively with others, building relationships which are genuine and rooted in trust

• Ability to easily adapt and prioritize, demonstrating project management skills to handle changing priorities

• Examples of a A lignment with PwC Values: Acting with Integrity, Working Together, Care, Reimagine the Possible and Make a Difference

• You’ll be c C omfortable travelling to cities across Canada (when deemed safe to do so by applicable public health or regulatory authorities and PwC) , when required

• This role requires that you are l egally entitled to work for PwC in Canada for the intended duration of the offer/contract.

• Excellente maîtrise du français exigée

Apply before our applications close on September 28th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST . To learn about our application process visit our Applying to PwC page on our campus recruitment website.

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology , you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes . This meaningful work , and our continuous development environment , will take your career to the next level . We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing , through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Agile Methodology, Azure Data Factory, Communication, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Framework, Cybersecurity Policy, Cybersecurity Requirements, Cybersecurity Strategy, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Encryption Technologies, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Managed Services, Optimism, Privacy Compliance, Regulatory Response, Security Architecture, Security Compliance Management, Security Control, Security Incident Management, Security Monitoring {+ 3 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

No

Job Posting End Date

At PwC Canada, our most valuable asset is our people and we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We’re committed to creating an equitable and inclusive community of solvers where everyone feels that they truly belong. We understand that experience comes in many forms and building trust in society and solving important problems is only possible if we reflect the mosaic of the society we live in.We’re committed to providing accommodations throughout the application, interview, and employment process. If you require an accommodation to be at your best, please let us know during the application process.To learn more about inclusion and diversity at PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Be a part of The New Equation.Chez PwC Canada, notre atout le plus précieux, c’est notre personnel. Et c’est en apprenant les uns des autres que nous devenons plus forts. Nous avons à cœur de créer une communauté équitable et inclusive de professionnels de la résolution de problèmes, dans laquelle chacun se sent vraiment à sa place. Nous savons que l’expérience peut prendre diverses formes et, pour nous, donner confiance au public et résoudre des problèmes importants n’est possible que si notre milieu de travail reflète la diversité de la société dans laquelle nous vivons.Nous tenons à répondre à vos besoins tout au long du processus de demande d’emploi, d’entrevue et d’embauche. Si vous avez besoin de mesures d’adaptation pour être parfaitement à l’aise, faites-le-nous savoir à l’étape de la demande d’emploi.Pour en savoir plus sur l’inclusion et la diversité chez PwC Canada: https://www.pwc.com/ca/fr/about-us/diversity-inclusion.html. Faites partie de La Nouvelle équation.