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CSIS is hiring for jobs in cities across Canada and you can make up to $129,000 a year

Most jobs don't require a college diploma or university degree!

canadian security intelligence service sign at headquarters in ottawa

Canadian Security Intelligence Service sign.

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If you're looking for a job, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is hiring in cities across the country.

The positions pay up to $129,000 a year, and some don't require a college diploma or university degree!

For these CSIS jobs, the federal security and intelligence agency is looking to hire analysts, trainers, advisors, protective services officers, and others.

There are openings in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.

So, here are the high-paying jobs with CSIS that you can apply for right now.

Business Analyst

Salary: $99,392 to $120,917

Company: CSIS

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma and seven years of experience, a college diploma and six years of experience, or an undergraduate degree and four years of experience.

That experience must be in performing business analysis functions for IT-related products, solutions or services.

Also, you need to have the following:

  • four years of experience working on projects in an IM/IT environment and analyzing requirements, liaising with stakeholders, leading requirement elicitation working sessions, and developing and presenting recommendations and solutions
  • four years of experience gathering requirements for projects
  • two years of experience providing presentations to managers and/or senior executives
  • four years of experience in the review, development, and application of business process models like process maps and workflow diagrams
  • four years of experience with the BABOK methodology
  • two years of experience preparing written communications for technical and non-technical stakeholders

The ability to travel is required for this job.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is August 18, 2025.

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Head, Corporate Services

Salary: $99,392 to $120,917

Company: CSIS

Location: Burnaby, BC

Who Should Apply: You must have a high school diploma and eight years of experience, a college diploma and six years of experience, or an undergraduate degree and four years of experience.

That experience needs to be in:

  • working with various vendors and contractors
  • establishing and maintaining professional relationships
  • working with clients to identify requirements and formulate plans
  • writing administrative or technical correspondence, including reports, briefing notes or presentations
  • managing issues and contracts, including preparing action plans, following policies, determining priorities and methodology, monitoring progress and revising plans accordingly
  • a formal supervisory role

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is August 8, 2025.

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Operational Analyst

Salary: $77,427 to $94,177

Company: CSIS

Location: Ottawa, Gatineau and Montreal

Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma and four years of relevant experience, a college diploma and two years of relevant experience, or an undergraduate degree and any relevant experience.

That relevant experience must be in research and analysis, and include compiling data, reviewing it and making recommendations through reports, briefings or presentations.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is August 17, 2025.

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Pay Trainer

Salary: $94,193 to $114,578

Company: CSIS

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma and five years of experience, a college diploma and four years of experience, or an undergraduate degree and three years of experience.

That experience must be in:

  • performing all pay and benefit transactions using the Phoenix Pay System
  • providing advice and guidance on pay and benefit-related issues to employees at all levels, including managers

You need to have completed pay specialist training with Public Services and Procurement Canada.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is September 1, 2025.

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Project Leader

Salary: $106,349 to $129,381

Company: CSIS

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You need an undergraduate degree or a technologist diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution in computer science, information technology, software engineering, electrical engineering, network management, cyber security or telecommunications.

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

If you have a technologist diploma, you must have four years of relevant experience.

That experience must be from a role where the core function was to lead IT, R&D and/or scientific projects using Project Management methodologies.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is October 31, 2025.

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Regional Protective Services Officer

Salary: $68,552 to $83,389

Company: CSIS

Location: Burnaby, Ottawa and Montreal

Who Should Apply: There are various education and experience requirements for this job.

You can get hired if you have:

  • a high school diploma and four years of relevant experience
  • a college diploma (one-year program) or Quebec Attestation of College Studies and three years of relevant experience
  • a college diploma (two-year program) and two years of relevant experience
  • a college diploma (three-year program) and one year of relevant experience

That relevant experience must be in a protective service and security-related role, including protecting assets, operations and employees from security threats.

You also need experience managing components of a security guard post, including access management and camera controls.

The ability to work overtime, work shifts or weekends, and wear a uniform is required for this job.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is August 27, 2025.

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Policy Analyst and Advisor

Salary: $87,459 to $106,386 or $99,392 to $120,917

Company: CSIS

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You need a college diploma and five to seven years of experience or an undergraduate degree and two to four years of experience.

That experience must be in:

  • researching, compiling and analyzing information to inform policy or strategic issues
  • providing strategic advice and making recommendations on policy or strategic issues to management
  • leading the development and delivery of a variety of briefing products such as memorandums, briefing notes, presentations, policies, or procedures
  • collaborating, liaising and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders

You must be able to work overtime on short notice and travel as required.

Also, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance. The process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.

The closing date is August 18, 2025.

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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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