Cybersecurity Engineer, Entry Level (Canada)

Jobright is your personal AI job search agent that transforms the way you do job search from solo, time-consuming efforts to a fast, expert-guided journey, simplifying every job search step and accelerating your route to the best job outcomes. They are seeking an entry-level Cybersecurity Engineer to monitor security incidents, perform vulnerability assessments, and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance security measures. Why Join Us • Build real, production AI agents used by real users • High ownership and impact • Work at the intersection of AI, agents, and product • Shape how people experience AI-driven job search Responsibilities • Monitor, triage, and respond to security incidents across cloud and application environments, from initial detection through root cause analysis and remediation • Perform regular vulnerability assessments and penetration tests to identify weaknesses before they become exploitable threats • Build and maintain security automation scripts and playbooks that reduce manual toil and accelerate incident response times • Collaborate with engineering teams to conduct threat modeling and embed security controls into the CI/CD pipeline and application architecture • Stay current with emerging threats, CVEs, and attack techniques, and translate findings into actionable hardening recommendations Qualification Required • Recent graduate or entry-level professional (0–2 years of experience) with a degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field • Strong proficiency in Python or Bash, with the ability to write scripts for security automation, log parsing, and threat analysis • Solid understanding of network protocols, common attack vectors (OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK), and how vulnerabilities are discovered and exploited in practice • A security-first mindset with the discipline to think adversarially and the communication skills to explain risks clearly to non-security stakeholders Preferred • Previous internship or personal project experience in penetration testing, CTF competitions, bug bounty programs, or security operations • Hands-on familiarity with tools like Burp Suite, Nmap, Wireshark, or cloud-native security services (AWS GuardDuty, GCP Security Command Center) • Experience working with SIEM platforms and writing detection rules or correlation logic for real-world threat scenarios • Interest in application security and a willingness to dig into codebases to find and fix security flaws at the source

The role involves monitoring and responding to security incidents across cloud and application environments while performing regular vulnerability assessments. Additionally, the engineer will build security automation scripts and collaborate with teams to embed security controls into the CI/CD pipeline.

Candidates should be recent graduates or entry-level professionals with a degree in Computer Science or Cybersecurity and 0-2 years of experience. Proficiency in Python or Bash and a solid understanding of network protocols and attack vectors are required.

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• Python
• Bash
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Penetration Testing
• Incident Response
• Threat Modeling
• Network Protocols
• OWASP Top 10
• MITRE ATT&CK
• Security Automation
• Cloud Security
• SIEM
• Burp Suite
• Nmap
• Wireshark
• Application Security

• Security & Safety
• Technology
• Engineering
• Software

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

0+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Seniority

Entry level