Join us in leading the transformation of security at Albert Heijn and setting new industry standards.
The Engineering Manager for Security is the person who brings groups together, bridging engineering teams, the Compliance & Insights domain, Incident Command, Disaster Recovery & SRE, legal, and the business, so that security becomes a shared capability rather than a siloed function.
The role has two integrated dimensions: enabling teams to be more secure through training, threat modelling, and hands-on support; and helping to influence and design the policy standards and strategy that give the organisation a coherent security posture. Both require the same skill — the ability to influence without authority and build relationships across a complex, fast-moving engineering organisation.
We believe the most effective security function is one that other teams actively want to engage with. That means being genuinely helpful, building relationships before you need them, and earning the right to set standards by demonstrating that you understand the constraints teams are working within.
The person we are looking for does not see security as a discipline that exists apart from engineering — they see it as something that emerges from engineering teams doing good work, supported by clear frameworks, good tooling, and a security team that makes it easy to do the right thing.
This is how you will reinvent food retail.
1. Own how security is implemented at NL: the tooling, the team, the culture, the local adaptations
2. Align to what security standards are required: group-level policies, global control frameworks, and any group CISO direction
3. Represent NL in group security forums and feed local learnings back up
4. When global policy conflicts with local engineering reality, you are the person who flags it, escalates it, and proposes a resolution (not just silently ignoring it or blindly complying)
Your new team and office.
Together with your team of Security Officers you will work on inspiring projects to accelerate our transition into a hybrid Food & Tech company. We want to leverage data and technology to future-proof food shopping and give our customers the accessibility to healthy food more easily available for everyone. At Albert Heijn, you team up with inspiring peers in the data, digital and tech domains. A community of diverse individuals who share a common goal; to create digital solutions that make (online) shopping simpler and more inspiring. Are you ready to reinvent the way millions of people buy and enjoy their food? We invest heavily in data, digital and tech. And that includes investing in your career!
Our teams work in a hybrid way: both from home as well as in the office. We are located right next to the train station of Zaandam.
We think it’s important to be part of a high-belonging team; a team where you can be yourself and feel safe, accepted and appreciated. For this job we are preferably looking for someone who brings diversity in our team, in the widest possible sense. Someone who is a great addition to our team by bringing other ideas to the table. Don’t check all the boxes? Don’t worry, we probably don’t either 😉. Don’t hesitate to apply if you think you are up for the challenge, we’re happy to have a look at your resume!
What we offer.
At Albert Heijn we aim to grow, and this is only possible if you grow along with us. As we work together to build our brand and your career, you can count on (based on 40 hours per week):
The recipe for maximum impact
We’re Albert Heijn, food retail reinventors. 🚀
Albert Heijn goes way back. More than 135 years, to be exact. So for millions of people, food shopping is synonymous with the Albert Heijn brand. We didn’t achieve this with a complacent, ‘hey, if it works today, it’ll work tomorrow’ approach, but by continually rethinking our propositions and staying plugged in to customer demands. More than 125,000 colleagues? Check. Over 1,250 stores in the Netherlands and Flanders? Check. The leading online food retail platform? Check, we build, run and love it.
Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone.
The world around us has changed, and significantly at that. These changes have impact on the lives of our customers, colleagues and partners. And therefore, also on Albert Heijn. We’re moving towards a new world with new opportunities and challenges. Albert Heijn wants more people to eat fresher, healthier and more sustainable food. Eating brings us together, keeps us healthier and contributes positively to the world. Our mission is: Together we make eating better the easy choice. For everyone.
Albert Heijn the Netherlands is B Corp certified. This underscores our purpose, through which we aim to contribute to a healthier, more social, and sustainable society. B Corp certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency.
Ready to contribute to our mission?
Do you want to play an active role in changing the food retail landscape as we know it? Then hop on board and join us on our expedition. Would you like to learn more first, before you apply to Albert Heijn? We’re happy to tell you everything about this vacancy! An assessment might be part of our selection process.
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