Co-op/ Intern Application Security Analyst

About Kinaxis

Location and term

• This is a hybrid position requiring at least three days per week in the Ottawa office.
• This is an eight-month, full-time position starting January 2027. It is open to eligible co-op students and interns.

Compensation

• Hourly compensation is $25.24–$37.02, with the final offer based on skills, year of education, and experience.

What you will do

• Identify and help mitigate application security risks throughout development.
• Integrate static and/or dynamic code analysis tools into the SDLC; arrange or conduct vulnerability and penetration tests.
• Monitor application security trends and report relevant issues to senior management.
• Assist with risk assessments, threat modeling, and product security reviews.
• Triage SAST and SCA reports and work with developers to prioritize and remediate findings.
• Help maintain CI/CD pipelines and enhance in-house security tools.
• Work with Corporate IT, Cloud Services, Product Development, and technology partners to implement security solutions and controls.

What Kinaxis is looking for

• Completed the second year of a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related program.
• Basic knowledge of secure coding, application security testing, ethical hacking, vulnerability management, and threat management.
• Hands-on experience with vulnerability management and penetration testing tools such as Nmap, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nexpose, SonarQube, or Metasploit.
• Familiarity with one or more programming languages such as JavaScript, PowerShell, Python, Java, C#, or similar.
• Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10.
• Adaptable, responsive to changing priorities, proactive about feedback, and able to communicate and collaborate effectively.

Role overview