CSIS Is Hiring Software Developers In Canada & You Can Make Over $100,000 With These IT Jobs

Positions are available in data management, network technology, cyber security, and more. 💻

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CSIS national headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario.

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If you're looking for work right now, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is hiring people to work in IT as software developers and advisors.

These government of Canada jobs are pretty high-paying — you could earn over $100,000 a year!

Technical Advisor and Software Developer positions are available on several teams and the CSIS jobs are located in Ottawa at the CSIS national headquarters.

The CSIS salary is $89,933.35 to $109,407.50 or $79,147.90 to $96,267.90 with the positions.

IT professionals with the national intelligence agency are responsible for leveraging technology to keep Canadians safe and protect Canadian interests.

So, if you get hired, you'll be a technical expert tasked with creating technology solutions and turning technical roadmaps into reality.

CSIS is hiring people to work in the following specialized streams:

  • IT End User Systems
  • Data Management and Analytics
  • Application Development, Integration and Verification
  • Network Technology and Security
  • IT Security and Cyber Security
  • Server, Storage, Backup and Cloud Infrastructure
  • IT Service Management and Support
  • IT Application Support and System Administration
  • Communications Technology
  • Data Center Management

You need to have graduated from a two-year program at a post-secondary school with a specialization in computer science, IT, data science, cognitive science, engineering, network security, cyber security, electronics, mathematics, or another relevant field.

However, a combination of education, training, and experience is acceptable.

You need one to three years of relevant experience if you have an undergraduate degree or two to four years if you have a technologist diploma or professional technologist equivalency designation.

That relevant experience includes:

  • managing, designing, developing and/or evaluating new technologies, tools, processes, procedures and standards related to IT systems
  • providing advice and recommendations on complex technology issues for the design, deployment, procedures and maintenance of technical solutions
  • analyzing requirements and/or providing advice and guidance on IT
  • participating in cross-functional initiatives and collaborating
  • supporting, maintaining and/or performing troubleshooting activities for software and/or systems
  • researching, analyzing and making recommendations on future IT solutions

"At CSIS, we understand our employees’ need for a healthy work/life balance, and when possible, provide flexible work arrangements," the national intelligence agency said in the job posting.

If you want to apply for these CSIS jobs, the closing date is March 31, 2024.

Technical Advisors and Software Developers

Salary: $89,933.35 to $109,407.50 or $79,147.90 to $96,267.90

Company: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Who Should Apply: You need to have graduated from a two-year post-secondary program with a specialization in computer science, IT, data science, cognitive science, engineering, network security, cyber security, electronics, mathematics, or another relevant field.

If you have an undergraduate degree, you must have one to three years of relevant experience.

If you have a technologist diploma or professional technologist equivalency designation, you need two to four years of experience.

Apply with CSIS

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  • Senior Writer

    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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