Top Employer: eSentire Inc.

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

Here are some of the reasons why eSentire Inc. was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

eSentire supports its new mothers with maternity leave top-up payments (to 66.7 per cent of salary for up to eight weeks) -- employees may also have the opportunity to take advantage of flexible hours and telecommuting work options to help balance their work and personal lives
Along with signing and year-end bonus programs, eSentire encourages all employees to become recruiters for the firm with generous new employee referral bonuses, up to $5,000

The kitchen space inside eSentire's head office in Waterloo, ON

Industry	Cybersecurity
Established in Canada	2001
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	292
Part-time employees in Canada	1
Average age of employees in Canada	35 years
Longest serving employee	18.3 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 18 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

Here are some of the reasons why eSentire Inc. was selected as one of Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers (2020):

eSentire supports employee efforts to adopt healthy habits with a wellness spending account of up to $500 per year -- and hosts an annual wellness fair as well as onsite massage therapy and yoga classes
eSentire encourages ongoing employee development with tuition subsidies for job-related courses and helps the next generation get a head start in their careers with co-op placements and summer roles

eSentire employees (Photo credit: Lloyd Hipel)

Industry	Cybersecurity
Established in Canada	2001
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	307
Part-time employees in Canada	2
Full-time employee growth in the past year	19.9 %
Average age of employees in Canada	36 years
Longest serving employee	18 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Performance recognition	individual performance bonuses, on-the-spot rewards, peer-to-peer recognition awards, tailored and unique rewards (e.g. travel), long-service awards

eSentire employees meet in a unique collaboration space

Industry	Cybersecurity
Full-time employees in Canada	251 to 500
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Student opportunities	summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring
Tuition subsidies (related to job)	yes
Starting salary	$50K to $55K
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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Doctorate (Science)
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Master of Engineering
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- Cisco Certifications
- Microsoft Certifications

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