Security Testing Coordinator

Job description

Job Description

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. Think about the scale it takes for us to feed the nation. The level of data, transactions and variety it involves. Then you’ll realise that ours is a modern software engineering environment because it has to be. We’ve made serious investment into a Tech Academy and into setting standards and principles. We iterate, learn, experiment and push ways of working such as Agile, Scrum and XP. So you can look forward to awesome opportunities in everything from AI to reusable tech.

 

Why join us
When you join Sainsbury's as a C3 Security Testing Coordinator, you become part of a leading organisation that values the importance of information security and is dedicated to protecting our customers and their data. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, both internally and externally, to coordinate and facilitate security testing, vulnerability scanning, and vulnerability management across our entire Group. With a focus on ensuring the successful execution of penetration tests and driving remediation activities, you will play a crucial role in maintaining the security of our systems and infrastructure. Join our team and be part of an environment that promotes collaboration, autonomy, and continuous improvement, where your contributions can make a tangible impact on our information security processes and the overall success of the business.

What you'll do
As a C3 Security Testing Coordinator at Sainsbury's, you will play a vital role in facilitating and coordinating security testing, vulnerability scanning, and vulnerability management across the entire group, including JS, Argos, Bank, and Nectar. Your main focus will be to plan and schedule penetration tests, both internally and with external suppliers. You will coordinate all security testing for new projects and annual BAU testing requirements, managing relationships and availability with internal security testing teams, as well as with external security testing partners. In addition, you will ensure successful testing by coordinating prerequisites such as physical / logical access, change approvals, and NAC exceptions. You will be responsible for triage assessments and quality assurance on output, measuring performance against contractual SLAs, and driving remediation activities in line with policy. Regular reporting for committees and implementing closed feedback loops to improve processes will also be part of your role. Furthermore, you'll assist with coordinating red / blue / purple team exercises, tracking output, and escalating issues to relevant stakeholders for resolution. Your excellent communication skills, ability to manage multiple workstreams, and strong organisational skills will enable you to succeed in this role.

Who you are
As a C3 Security Testing Coordinator at Sainsbury's, you are a highly organised and methodical professional with great communication skills and the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders. Your role focuses on coordinating and facilitating security testing, vulnerability scanning, and vulnerability management across the entire Sainsbury's Group. With your strong attention to detail, you ensure successful testing by coordinating prerequisites, managing relationships with both internal and external testing teams, and driving remediation activities. Your ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, make decisions under pressure, and deliver key messages to senior committees showcases your autonomy and ability to handle complex and technical issues while meeting deadlines and maintaining high-quality standards. Additionally, your understanding of information security frameworks and industry requirements contributes to the successful execution of security testing activities.

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

 

Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform.

 

Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.

 

Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.

 

Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibiity criteria may apply).