Program Dates: June 1 - August 21, 2026
The base pay for this position is CAD 35.00 per hour
This is a Toronto based opportunity with a 3 day in office expectation (Tuesday - Thursday) with 2 days remote (Monday and Friday)
At this time, Wayfair will not sponsor applicants for employment authorization for this position
Who We Are:
The Wayfair Global CyberSecurity team designs secure solutions and systems, builds trusted relationships with our customers and partners across our global organization, investigates security incidents, discovers and mitigates vulnerabilities, both internal and external. Our teams cover all aspects of cybersecurity for Wayfair including application, physical, network, penetration testing, security operations, and monitoring. We work closely with our privacy and risk teams to ensure that customer data is protected and used consistent with laws and regulations around the world (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
The Wayfair Global CyberSecurity team is a collegial, fun-loving group of problem solvers. Successful candidates are team players who like learning new things, communicating well, knowing when to ask for help, and are always offering help.
What You’ll Do:
• Support and conduct security assessments of systems, data flows, and third party vendors.
• Perform log reviews and analyze security events and threats.
• Analyze security issues, determine cause and impact, and recommend corrective action.
• Identify, coordinate, track, and report remediation for high-risk vulnerabilities.
• Triage various security and privacy tickets to facilitate prioritization and processing.
• Participate in establishing appropriate controls for Cloud Security, Endpoint Protection, Security Software Development, Identity & Access Management, and Data Protection.
• Participate in the development, maintenance, and implementation of security tools.
• Collaborate with other IT security and privacy professionals to provide exceptional support and problem resolution.
• Review and update security policies, standards, and procedures.
• Support and help devise security and privacy awareness campaigns.
• Review and understand compliance regulations, such as SOX and PCI.
• Participate in team initiatives.
• Support the company's commitment to protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
What You’ll Need:
Basic Qualifications:
• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related technical field with the expectation the degree will be obtained between December 2026 and August 2027
• GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must be returning to the course of study following completion of the internship
• Authorization to work in Canada without visa sponsorship by Wayfair now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
• An understanding of basic security concepts and practices.
• Strong comfort level with and appetite to use AI in daily workflow
• You have a proven track record of strong academic performance.
• Eagerness to learn with a general understanding and interest in a career in cybersecurity, risk management, and technology practices.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to present findings and recommendations to peers, coworkers, and customers.
• Are self-driven and motivated to work in a results-driven agile environment.
• A self-starter who is eager to expand their skills and knowledge.
• Technical capability and/or interest in one or more of these areas:
• Scripting & Infrastructure as Code
• Log analysis
• Threat Modeling
• Identity and Access Management
• Ethical Hacking
• Networking
• Cloud Computing
• Data Science
• DevSecOps
Why You’ll Love Wayfair:
Wayfair was selected as a top 100 Internship program for 2025 by Yello & WayUp! We take pride in delivering a best in-class experience! Our 12-week summer internship program is designed to give you a feel for what it would be like to work at Wayfair as a full-time employee. You’ll be assigned real projects and contribute directly to your team’s goals and objectives.
Throughout the Internship Program, we provide interns with the opportunity to engage in social and community building activities including:
• A calendar of intern events including social networking, professional development and a leadership dialogue series
• Formalized mentorship program along with an assigned reporting manager for impactful professional development and feedback
• Skills-based training
• Coffee chat opportunities for interns to get to know one another
• Volunteer opportunities
• Intern-wide innovation project designed to teach interns skills for handling ambiguous business problems
• Intern Appreciation Day celebration
Purpose & Inclusion at Wayfair:
At Wayfair, we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where every individual experiences a fair and equitable employee journey. We are committed to developing targeted resources that raise awareness around inclusion and eliminate barriers, ensuring Wayfair provides a fair and inclusive workplace experience for everyone.
Social Impact & Responsibility:
At Wayfair, we focus on helping people on their journey to home - specifically those who have lost their way from home. We do this by leveraging our best assets, such as collaborating with leading nonprofit organizations, coordinating in-kind product donations, empowering our employees to get involved through paid volunteer time off programs, and encouraging our customers to donate. This multi-faceted approach allows us to support communities in need in authentic ways that align with Wayfair's broader mission of helping everyone, anywhere create their sense of home.
