Pentesting Coordination & Automation

As a pentesting coordinator at ABN AMRO, you manage and facilitate penetration testing activities. This role ensures that penetration tests are executed effectively, efficiently, and in alignment with security policies and objectives.

Your job

You help coordinate penetration testing activities, such as scheduling and tracking progress. You monitor timelines and follow up to help ensure tests are completed on time. You also support communication with external penetration testing vendors and help track their deliverables and agreements.

You work in a team and together keep track of planning to ensure a smooth throughput. You’ll work on automating repetitive tasks to further simplify and improve the process.

Working environment

You will be part of the internal Security Assurance team within the Corporate Information Security Office (CISO) of ABN AMRO in Amstelveen. Inside the team we work together in an informal way, and we provide a lot of variety and opportunities to keep developing yourself. ABN AMRO is working in an agile way of working where speed, productivity, agility and innovative power come first. For you as a pentesting coordinator, this means an interactive and inspiring way of working together across the team and with different departments of the bank.

In this challenging job you are directly responsible for your own successes. We will stimulate every opportunity to work on personal development and developments to keep on top of your technical knowledge.

Your profile

You have good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to create positive business relationships with stakeholders. You take ownership of your own and team’s delivery, have a proactive attitude, and can work collaboratively in a team environment. On top you recognize yourself in the following required skills:

• You have 2 years of relevant work experience in IT and/or cyber security.
• You are familiar with IT on technological level (e.g basic knowledge of OS, database, middleware, networking etc.).
• You are familiar with automation, preferably also using AI.
• You are fluent (verbal and in writing) in English.

We are offering

Joining ABN AMRO means stepping into a role with impact, supported by employment conditions that foster job satisfaction, development, and wellbeing. In addition, we offer:

• An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowance and a flexible benefit budget.
• An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future.
• Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you.
• Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually.
• Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work.
• Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000.
• An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.