IS Policy Analyst - 9 Month Maternity Cover
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Coventry Store Support Centre - Ansty Park and Home, Coventry, CV7 9RD
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Sainsbury's Tech
Closing date: 01 May 2026
Requisition ID: 400058422
C4 – IS Policy Analyst MAT cover for 9 months
Division/Dept.
Data Governance & Information Security/GRC/Policy
Location
Hybrid working with base location of Coventry or Manchester
Reporting to
Policy Manager
In a nutshell
As part of the Information Security Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) team; you will support the creation and review of Information Security Policy, Standards and guidance documentation. You will research Information Security best practice by investigating and analysing technologies (in use, planned and emerging) within Sainsbury’s Group. You will also support the education of colleagues through awareness training and the provision of advice, to ensure the secure use of technology.
What you need to do
- Assist the Policy Manager to develop and maintain an information security policy strategy and roadmap, incorporating policies, standards and guidelines
- Following the guidance of Policy Manager, ensure all policies are , reviewed at least annually and are updated as required
- Assist in developing, maintaining and delivering an awareness strategy and roadmap to ensure stakeholders are engaged and policies updates are effectively communicated to colleagues, strategic partners and vendors
- Support all policy related comms –via internal comms, across DGIS, Tech and the wider business, including drafting and publishing appropriate comms
- Attend appropriate meetings and represent the team to support Policy Awareness
- Capture and document decisions from key governance meetings/forums
- Ensure the relevant technology standards are communicated to specific relevant teams across Tech and the wider organisation
- Articulate our Policies in technical and non-technical terminology so that it can be interpreted by Tech and Business individuals alike
- For HR and user policies (which apply to the majority) ensure structure and language is simple to that they can be easily shared and remembered
- Support making the policies more accessible and searchable
- Escalate any issues to the Policy Manager where appropriate
What you need to know and show
- Passion for Information Security and an eye for detail
- Good working knowledge of NIST CSF and ISO27001/2
- Familiar with PCI DSS, GDPR, and other relevant legislation and regulation
- Have a background in policy or standard creation and/or update
- Be the ‘go to’ person for all questions relating to DGISMS
- Work collaboratively with a range of people to support the wider business agenda
- Key stakeholder, SMEs and customers are engaged and kept up to date
- Someone with the ability to think methodically and logically, and communicate well using the spoken and written word
- Certifications such as ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CompTIA Sec+, CISM or CISSP are desirable but not essential
Support we will provide
- Your line manager will provide support and guidance
- Access to the GRC and DGIS teams who have a wide array of skills and knowledge
- Extensive support and training materials available
- Other resources as required
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 10% 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 eligibility criteria may apply).
