Senior Penetration Testing Coordinator

HSBC Holdings plc; Ciudad de México; Hybrid; MXN 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid leave for family events

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced professional to manage penetration testing engagements across various systems within Wholesale Banking. You will coordinate with technical teams, owners, and vendors to ensure compliant testing and effective remediation.

This hybrid role requires strong project management, security knowledge, and the ability to translate findings into business impact while maintaining thorough documentation and meeting regulatory guidelines. Based in Mexico City area.

Qualifications

• Proven experience coordinating penetration testing engagements.
• Strong ability to document and track project metrics and compliance.
• Familiarity with security standards (ISO 27001, NIST).
• Proficiency with Jira/Confluence/MS Project and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Manage penetration testing engagements and coordinate with teams.
• Gather requirements with application owners.
• Liaise with vendors and manage SOWs.
• Communicate findings to staff and leadership.
• Support remediation by retesting vulnerabilities.
• Manage relationships with third-party pen-testing vendors.

Skills

Project management

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

SNOW

Power BI

Excel

Penetration testing

Regulatory compliance

ISO 27001

NIST

Cloud

Web apps

Vendor liaison

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

SNOW

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Technology

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 6 Oct 2026

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join our Global Service Center (GSC)- HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of

Manage credit risk and provide decisioning across various industry sectors within Wholesale Banking, exercising delegated credit authority for credit exposure to existing and new clients. Ensures appropriate lending structures and controls are in place to handle inherent and unique risks in reviewed transactions. Consults with businesses regarding appropriate credit facility structuring to meet Company standards, regulatory guidelines and client needs. Assure compliance with Bank Credit Policy and risk appetite guidelines as well as adherence to all Regulatory requirements.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfill their hopes and realize their ambitions.

Main activities:

• Manage and facilitate penetration testing engagements by coordinating with technical teams and stakeholders, ensuring compliance, and maintaining project documentation.
• Gather requirements, working closely with application owners,
• Act as a liaison with vendors, facilitating test environment setup
• Communicate findings to technical staff and leadership, tracking progress
• Support the remediation process by retesting vulnerabilities

Manage relationships with third‑party penetration‑testing vendors, process Statements of Work (SOWs), and verify that deliverables meet expectations.

Coordinate with technical teams to ensure test environments are available and provide support.

Requirements

• Strong organizational and project management skills to manage multiple engagements simultaneously.
• Demonstrable experience ensuring that all testing activities and findings comply with internal audit requirements and applicable external regulations, while tracking key project metrics and maintaining accurate, up‑to‑date documentation.
• Experience contributing to the development and implementation of standardised processes, tools and best practices to improve the efficiency and consistency of penetration testing services. Continuous learning ensures that penetration testers adapt to change
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or similar), SNOW, Power BI, Microsoft Excel
• A solid understanding of penetration testing principles, methodologies, and common vulnerabilities. Experience working in regulated environments or with compliance frameworks (e.g. ISO 27001, NIST, etc.), any additional certifications would be an asset.
• Familiarity with various technologies, including networks, web applications, and cloud infrastructures.
• The ability to understand and convey the business impact of identified security vulnerabilities.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC!

At HSBC we offer our colleagues a greater number of days so that they can fully enjoy their wedding, take care of the new member of the family, or grieve the loss of a family member. Our paid leave package is at the forefront in Mexico, now you have one more reason to be HSBC and proudly live a culture of well‑being, balance and care

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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