Information Security - Risk Analyst

Division/Dept. 

Corporate Services/Data Governance Information Security  

Location 

Hybrid working with base location of Coventry  

Reporting to 

Risk Manager

In a nutshell 

The risk team is instrumental in managing and reducing threats to Sainsbury’s data and systems, ensuring minimised exposure. You will support the development and operational management of risk, ensuring the business operates within internal policies, standards and risk appetite. You will ensure that all risks, are recorded, assessed, monitored, and have appropriate mitigative actions in place. You will also produce reporting to a high standard, ensuring stakeholders including senior management, are fully engaged.   

What you need to do 

• Ensure all appropriate risks are recorded, assessed and regularly reviewed 
• Work with the risk team and stakeholders to identify and highlight risks that could significantly affect the business and escalate them appropriately
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders to identify mitigating actions and remediation plans
• Track and report progress of mitigating actions and support risk owners with remediation plans
• Produce accurate risk reports and metrics for senior management and governance forums 
• Proactively identify and interpret changes in regulatory requirements, legislation, and industry best practice
• Assist in creating and delivering the risk roadmap
• Continuously refine and improve risk methodologies and processes ensuring documentation is kept up to date 
• Assist with creating and delivering risk training for colleagues and help to raise the profile risk management
• Support the creation of internal security policy 

What you need to know and show 

• Risk management experience and working within a risk management framework
• Demonstrable ability to drive risk remediation plans and work with risk owners to help meet key risk mitigation deadlines 
• Good knowledge and passion for information security with an eye for detail 
• Familiar with information security controls, frameworks and tooling 
• Be able to proactively identify and own any issues and follow through to resolve them   
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, be able to work collaboratively with a range of people at all levels, both technical and operational 
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal 
• Ability to prioritise own workload and deliver quality results on time to budget 
• The ability to think methodically and logically
• Knowledge of NIST and ISO27001 desirable
• Qualifications such as CRISC, CISSP and the CompTIA+ suite desirable but not essential

Support we will provide 

• Your line manager will provide support and guidance  
• Access to the DGIS teams who have a wide array of skills and knowledge   
• Extensive support and training materials available 
• Other resources as required