Canadian Tire Corporation is one of Canada's most recognised retail and financial services companies — and behind that scale is a cybersecurity team working hard to protect it. Based in Toronto, Ontario , this Senior Cybersecurity Specialist, Threat Intelligence role sits at the intersection of intelligence analysis, emerging technology, and enterprise security operations. If you live and breathe CTI frameworks, adversary TTPs, and AI-driven threat analytics, this position is built for you.
The role goes well beyond writing reports. You'll be developing and operationalizing cyber threat intelligence (CTI) capabilities end-to-end — from collection and analysis through to executive briefings and detection pipeline integration. You'll work alongside SOC, Incident Response, and Detection Engineering teams to turn intelligence into action, while also driving the adoption of frontier AI and machine learning to sharpen early warning and adversary profiling capabilities.
About the Role: Sr CyberSec Spec Threat Intel As a senior member of the CTI function, you'll produce high-quality intelligence products — advisories, alerts, reports, and briefings — tailored to both technical practitioners and executive stakeholders. You'll conduct threat trend analysis across diverse sources, support active incident response investigations with timely adversary context, and manage IOC lifecycle governance within the Threat Intelligence Platform. Your research plans will assess business impact, identify capability gaps, and recommend concrete mitigation strategies.
Collaboration and continuous improvement are central to the mandate. You'll establish intelligence-sharing partnerships with internal teams and external stakeholders such as ISACs and industry groups, act as a trusted CTI advisor across Security Operations and Vulnerability Management, and identify opportunities to enhance tooling, workflows, and intelligence quality. You'll also contribute to AI-enabled use cases including automated IOC generation, threat summarization, and adversary profiling — all while ensuring outputs are validated, accurate, and free from model bias.
Benefits and Salary Canadian Tire offers a broadband salary range of $64,000–$106,000 , with a typical hiring range between $64,000 and $85,000 . Final compensation depends on your experience, internal equity, market benchmarks, and role-specific factors. Beyond salary, the company provides comprehensive benefits and retirement programs , performance incentives, continuing education programs,



career growth opportunities, product discounts, and additional perks to support overall well-being. As part of the enhanced flex benefits program, mental health benefits of $5,000 per year are available for benefits-eligible employees and their families. The position follows a hybrid schedule with four days in-office per week .
Job Details Job Type: Full-Time
Company: Canadian Tire
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid – 4 days in-office)
Requisition ID: JR163362
Pay: $64,000–$106,000 (Broadband); Typical Hiring Range: $64,000–$85,000
Responsibilities This role touches every layer of the threat intelligence lifecycle. On any given day you might be writing an executive advisory, triaging new IOCs in the TIP, advising an IR team mid-investigation, or stress-testing an AI-generated threat summary for accuracy. The breadth of the mandate reflects the seniority of the position and the trust placed in the person filling it.
Develop and operationalize CTI capabilities, including reporting, analysis, and dissemination of actionable intelligence
Collect, process, and analyze tactical, operational, and strategic threat intelligence from internal and external sources
Produce high-quality intelligence products (response recommendations, advisories, alerts, reports, briefings) tailored to both technical and executive audiences
Conduct threat trend analysis and correlation across diverse intelligence sources to identify emerging threats, shifts in adversary TTPs, and opportunities for resilience improvement
Support incident response and threat hunting activities by providing timely intelligence, context, and adversary insights to active investigations
Develop and maintain threat intelligence processes, including ASM, IOC lifecycle management, and governance within the Threat Intelligence Platform (TIP)
Build and execute structured research plans on emerging threats, assessing business impact, identifying capability gaps, and recommending mitigation strategies
Establish and maintain intelligence-sharing processes and partnerships across internal teams and external stakeholders (e.g., ISACs,



industry partners)
Leverage frontier AI and machine learning to enhance threat intelligence collection, enrichment, correlation, and analysis
Collaborate with SOC, IR, Detection Engineering, and Architecture teams to embed AI-driven intelligence into detection, response, and automation workflows (e.g., SIEM, SOAR, EDR)
Contribute to AI-enabled use cases such as automated IOC generation, threat summarization, adversary profiling, and intelligence-to-detection pipelines
Requirements / Skills Canadian Tire is looking for a candidate who combines deep technical knowledge of the threat intelligence discipline with the communication skills to engage both engineers and executives. You should be comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment while also contributing meaningfully to cross-functional security teams. A strong grounding in CTI frameworks and adversary tradecraft is essential, and familiarity with AI/ML in a cybersecurity context is a significant asset.
Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Digital Forensics , or a related field — or equivalent hands-on experience
Minimum 4+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on experience in threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or security operations
Strong understanding of CTI frameworks including MITRE ATT&CK;®, Cyber Kill Chain®, and the Diamond Model
Familiarity with TIP platforms , IOC lifecycle management, and intelligence workflows
Understanding of security technologies including SIEM, SOAR, EDR, IDS/IPS, firewalls, and cloud security controls
Strong understanding of the Microsoft Azure security ecosystem
Knowledge of OSINT techniques and intelligence collection methods, including familiarity with sharing ecosystems such as FS-ISAC, RH-ISAC, CCCS, and CCTX
Strong written and verbal communication skills , including the ability to produce transparent, concise intelligence for diverse audiences
Relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCTI, GCFE, or CEH are considered assets
Exposure to AI/ML applications in cybersecurity or data analytics is an asset
Degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Digital Forensics, or a related field (or equivalent experience); minimum of 4+ years in cybersecurity with hands-on experience in threat intelligence, threat hunting, incident response, or security operations; relevant certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GCIH, GCTI, GCFE, or CEH are assets.

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📌 Sr CyberSec Spec Threat Intel (Ontario)
🏢 Canadian Tire
📍 Ontario