Careers at ORION
Are you passionate about making a difference in the community and looking for an exciting career opportunity? At ORION, we’re looking for talented individuals to join our dynamic team.
Just like our industry, we are constantly growing and evolving as a team. That means there are often new career opportunities within ORION.
Current Opportunities
Network Specialist (Transport)
As an ORION Network Specialist (Transport), you will have responsibility for monitoring and responding to service-affecting issues across our network (alarms, email, phone) as well as incident management coordination with Network and Security operations team members. This crucial role acts as the main focal point for Transport Operations communications, Incident and Change Management at ORION, as well as provides operational metrics to our community and senior management. Requiring great communication skills, sound judgement, and an ability to prioritize, this role is an excellent opportunity to advance your networking and service management skills while making a real difference to the critical infrastructure services ORION provides to Ontario’s research and education community.
ON-CHEC Security Analyst
The ON-CHEC Security Analyst will support the universities and colleges participating in ON-CHEC (Ontario Cybersecurity Higher Education Consortium) from both strategic and tactical perspectives. The successful candidate will work in partnership with member groups to support cybersecurity related governance, technical and operational solutions. These may include supporting institutions in building or updating roadmaps; testing/assessing security controls; conducting risk assessments; crafting security programs and projects; conducting tabletop IRP exercises; as well as the sharing of threat intelligence and best practices among ON-CHEC members.
Why Work at ORION?
Purpose-Driven Organization: Our work is purpose-driven and impactful, valued for its meaningful contributions to society and the opportunity it provides for engaging in challenging and diverse tasks.
Culture of Care & Well-being: We prioritize mutual respect and community, supporting each other’s well-being and promoting work-life balance and flexibility.
Teamwork & Collaboration: We collaboratively tackle complex problems with accountability, agility, and appreciation, seamlessly working within and across teams while honouring each other’s contributions.
Diverse & Inclusive Community: We ensure equal treatment, value diverse input, and embrace a range of expertise, experiences, ideas, and strengths within our team.
Empowerment: We operate with high trust and autonomy, thrive in an environment that fosters innovation and adaptability, and are supported in continuously learning and developing our skills.
Benefits of Working at ORION:
- Flexible working hours
- 37.5-hour work week
- Hybrid work model
- Benefits:
- Health and vision benefits from day 1
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits from day 1
- RRSP matching contribution after passing probation
- Health and wellness benefit
- Professional development investment
- Monthly town halls with lunches, cakes, and celebrations
- Snacks in the office
- Days off:
- 10 personal/sick days
- 15 vacation days
- ORION days (additional day off for statutory holidays)
- Holiday closure between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Career Opportunities in the National Research and Education Network
Together with our 13 provincial and territorial partners, we form Canada’s National Research and Education Network (NREN). If you don’t find the right opportunity with us, check out these opportunities with our friends at NREN partner organizations across Canada.
| NREN partner organization | Career opportunities | HQ location |
| British Columbia: BCNET | BCNET Careers | Vancouver, BC |
| Alberta: Cybera | Cybera Careers | Calgary, AB |
| Manitoba: MRNet | MRNet Careers | Winnipeg, MB |
| Saskatchewan: SRNet | SRNet Careers | Saskatoon, SK |
| PEI/New Brunswick: ECN-PEI | ENC-PEI Main Site | Charlottetown, PEI Fredericton, NB |
| Newfoundland: ACORN-NL | ACORN-NL Contact Us | St. John’s, NL |
| Nova Scotia: ACORN-NS | ACORN-NS Contact Us | Halifax, NS |
| Québec: RISQ | RISQ Carrières | Montreal, QC |
| Yukon: Yukon University | Yukon University Employment | Whitehorse, YK |