Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding career in the trade sector or will you bring in your passion for the same while developing further personally and professionally? Look no further than METRO! As a leading international food wholesaler, we specialize in meeting the unique needs of hotels, restaurants, caterers, and independent traders. With around 15 million customers worldwide, our multichannel approach allows for easy purchasing both in-store, via online order and via delivery – all digitally connected. We operate in over 30 countries, employing more than 93,000 people globally, and our sales reached €29.8 billion in the most recent financial year, aiming to continue our journey of successful growth.

Join us in developing and strengthening an entire department and transforming cybersecurity capabilities on a global scale. If you're committed to making a real impact in the field of Cyber Security, you can #ShapeTheM with us.

Besides an interesting professional environment, we offer you a culture that wants you to thrive and allows to learn from each other:

• We try together, we stumble together, we get up together and shape our future. Be part of our transformation, build cross-functional capabilities and discover new ways of excelling in the Cyber Security field.
• We create impact in the world of food and offer comfort for our customers worldwide. To achieve this, we build capabilities to be the cyber-resilient omni-channel wholesaler.
• We invite you to take on responsibility, make our company your company and create a business together that remains true to its roots but always seeks new solutions.
• Together, we CARRY the M, we GROW the M, we INSPIRE the M, we SHAPE the M.

The purpose of a role is:

..toensure that, regular security controls activities are performed to identify areas of improvements with respect to information security within METRO AG and also making sure whether effective and robust technical and organizational measures are in place for any kind of identified risks.

Your tasks:

• Conduct security assessments, coordinate audits, and reviews to identify vulnerabilities in METRO AG.
• Overlook the security validation programs for identifying the needed organizational measures to manage risks to increase the overall level maturity of information security.
• Perform security validations (pen-testing, red and purple teaming) on devices, applications, networks, APIs, and infrastructure to identify potential risks.
• Plan security validations in alignment with relevant management and performs coordination of external audits.
• Supports in internal audits on cybersecurity related topics.
• Design, operate and maintain audit response workflows.

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.

• Experience:
• Minimum of 4-5 years of experience in cybersecurity with a focus on security assurance.
• Proven experience in conducting security assessments and implementing security controls.
• Familiarity with relevant cybersecurity frameworks and standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST).
  
• Skills:
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices.
• Proficient in risk assessment and management methodologies.
• Knowledge of security technologies, including firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and encryption.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams.
• Experience with incident response planning and execution.
• Ability to develop and deliver security awareness training programs.

• We offer to be part of a fast-growing international team that has significant scaling ambitions across multiple markets.
• Work-Life Balance: Trusted working hours, 30 days of vacation and home office options
• Further training: A comprehensive further training offer over an own training team as well as an own annual training budget
• Well-being: Health programs, a free fitness studio on our campus and regular employee events
• Comfort: Very good public transport connections and free parking spaces including charging facilities for e-mobility. A canteens with a varied selection of meals and discounts in our stores and at many partner companies

Please note that all job opportunities at METRO AG require that you live in/move to Germany and can be in office in Düsseldorf at least 2 times per week. We don't offer 100% remote opportunities. We support candidates with their VISA-Application and international relocation.