Intern, Information Security (September - December 2026)

About the role

We're one of Canada's largest pension investors, with CAD$299.7 billion of net assets as of March 31, 2025. We invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force. Headquartered in Ottawa, PSP Investments has its principal business office in Montréal and offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Capturing and leading complex global investments requires us to work as one to seize valuable opportunities, in close collaboration with some of the world's top companies. At PSP Investments, you'll join a team of motivated and engaged professionals, dedicated to propelling our organization further than ever before. The Information Security team is responsible for activities ranging from governance to security operations. Its main functions include the following: Governance and strategic planning Culture and raising awareness Counsel, architecture and risk management Delivery of security mechanisms Security operations Insurance in terms of security The scope of the team extends to the heart of the security mission via counsel and implementation on the evaluation of cyber risks in PSP's investments. The organization's support towards information security allowed PSP to build a strong team, mature processes and a modern technology portfolio in the past few years. ABOUT YOUR ROLE As an Intern, Information Security , you'll: Monitor, review and evaluate security events to identify and respond to potential security incidents Carry out requests and tasks of the operational security and delivery team Participate in the activities relating to vulnerability management, security assessments, application security, as well as continuous management and improvement of security platforms Suggest improvements and optimization for playbooks, platform solution, process, etc. Participate in implementing a comprehensive set of incident response workflows, including automation Analyze application vulnerabilities and recommend possible solutions to fix vulnerabilities Perform investigation through log aggregation tools to answer analytical questions Participate in security initiatives to improve PSP's security posture and the maturity of our processes. Collaborate with other teams to improve PSP's security posture PSP is already well established in the cloud, providing a strong opportunity to build knowledge and develop real expertise in these environments. The organization is also accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence across IT, and especially within the security operations team.