Cybersecurity

We have the tools to help you find your path and reach your goals.

The need for cybersecurity and cyber jobs across all sectors is at an all-time high.

Cybersecurity risks are the reality for Canadian businesses. Organizations across the country are coping with an increasing number of digital threats.

Canada experienced a spike in cyber threats and ransom attacks during the pandemic in the first half of 2020 and threats are continuing to grow while our use of internet enabled technologies is increasing exponentially. This highlights the need for cybersecurity jobs in all job sectors and the demand for cybersecurity professionals has never been greater. Tech, health care, banking, agriculture – you name it, cybersecurity skills are in demand.

Tech, health care, banking, agriculture – you name it, cyber skills are in demand.

TECHNATION & the Cybersecurity Talent Alliance (CTA) have the tools to help you find your path and reach your goals.

STUDENTS

Get on the fast-track to success. Discover the skills in demand and align your educational goals with the needs of the job market.

CareerFinder

CareerFinder offers interactive online tools to show you the most sought-after cybersecurity jobs in Canada:

  • Giving you access to labour market information on over 300 job titles across in-demand job categories like Cybersecurity
  • Showing you insights such as job posting and salary trends at national, provincial and city level
  • Offering you an opportunity to drill down by job title to understand the key skills required for jobs in the Canadian market

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CareerFinder Cybersecurity Job Descriptions

CareerFinder will offer you the most sought-after cybersecurity jobs in Canada in a common job description layout. Key skills for each role with common duties, tasks and experience levels are included.

Student or job seeker? Use this tool to understand what employers are looking for in these core cybersecurity jobs.

Employers are you looking for a cybersecurity employee? Use this tool to view resource job descriptions. Download, personalize for your organization and post directly to your favourite job posting site to get qualified candidates to choose from.

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EDUCATORS

Prepare your students with market ready skills using nationally recognized standards and learning outcomes created by your peers and industry.

Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Canadian businesses and industries struggle to meet their cybersecurity needs. There are four key workforce development challenges:

  • Generating and retaining cybersecurity operations talent to meet the needs of the Canadian labour market
  • Ensuring contributing technical and non-technical roles have required knowledge, skills and abilities
  • Being responsive to the changing technology landscape
  • Normalizing cybersecurity work and activities within the Canadian workplace

Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Cybersecurity National Occupational Standard

EMPLOYERS

Recruiting qualified experts to manage online threats is table stakes in the digital economy. Find out what you can expect from key cybersecurity roles before posting to hire.

CareerFinder Job Descriptions

Hire smarter with CareerFinder’s downloadable job posting templates – crafted using Artificial Intelligence for real-time identification of the most sought-after skills in the job market.

Available for a wide variety of tech jobs across major job categories like Cybersecurity, these templates allow complete customization for your unique job posting, while offering helpful descriptions and highlighting the skills commonly required for each role.

Visit CareerFinder Job Descriptions

CareerFinder also offers other interactive tools to show you the most sought-after jobs in Canada and enable you to strategically plan your workforce:

  • Giving you access to labour market information on over 300 job titles across in-demand job categories like Cybersecurity
  • Showing you insights such as job posting and salary trends at national, provincial and city level
  • Offering you an opportunity to drill down by job title to identify in-demand skills

Visit CareerFinder

Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Canadian businesses and industries struggle to meet their cybersecurity needs. There are four key workforce development challenges:

  • Generating and retaining cybersecurity operations talent to meet the needs of the Canadian labour market
  • Ensuring contributing technical and non-technical roles have required knowledge, skills and abilities
  • Being responsive to the changing technology landscape
  • Normalizing cybersecurity work and activities within the Canadian workplace

This Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework aligns with the robust and detailed U.S. National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework.

Learn More About the Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

JOB-SEEKERS

Did you know that a career in cybersecurity isn’t limited to just tradition tech roles? Find out how well your skills match what employers are looking for.

CareerFinder Job Descriptions

CareerFinder will offer you the most sought-after jobs in Canada in a downloadable job description layout. Key skills for each role with common duties, tasks and experience levels are included.

This tool can also be used by job seekers to see the requirements of the role you’re looking to land.

Available for a wide variety of tech jobs across major job categories like Cybersecurity, this tool offers helpful descriptions and highlights the skills commonly required for each role.

Visit CareerFinder Job Descriptions

CareerFinder also offers other interactive tools to show you the most sought-after jobs in Canada, help you identify skill requirement and understand the potential for career growth across different industries:

  • Giving you access to labour market information on over 300 job titles across in-demand job categories like Cybersecurity
  • Showing you insights such as job posting and salary trends at national, provincial and city level
  • Offering you an opportunity to drill down by job title to understand the key skills required for jobs in the Canadian market

Visit CareerFinder

Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Canadian businesses and industries struggle to meet their cybersecurity needs. There are four key workforce development challenges:

  • Generating and retaining cybersecurity operations talent to meet the needs of the Canadian labour market
  • Ensuring contributing technical and non-technical roles have required knowledge, skills and abilities
  • Being responsive to the changing technology landscape
  • Normalizing cybersecurity work and activities within the Canadian workplace

This Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework aligns with the robust and detailed U.S. National Initiative on Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, but provides an organizational security lens and addresses unique Canadian labour market needs. This framework will better guide cybersecurity workforce development actions that will support business and industry.

Learn More About the Canadian Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Cybersecurity Talent Alliance

Explore ways we protect and guide the development of sustainable cybersecurity ecosystems and close the talent gap.

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Cybersecurity Skills Framework

Explore our cybersecurity skills framework to learn how this tool can be applied across public, private and academic sectors.

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Cybersecurity National Occupational Standard

Understanding the core occupational standards for cybersecurity can benefit educators, employers and job seekers alike. Review ours to learn more.

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