--- title: 'Principal Security Engineer at Foodstuffs North Island' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/principal-security-engineer-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-c9n68accyv4y' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-30' --- # Principal Security Engineer at Foodstuffs North Island - **Company:** Foodstuffs North Island - **Location:** Mangere, New Zealand - **Compensation:** NZD 220k–NZD 250k - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-27 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-30 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/foodstuffs/f22ef569-fc51-4235-ac2b-5a8c2ae01866 ## Job description Ko wai mātou – About us Kia ora.  We’re Foodies.  You know New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square right? That’s us! With 300+ stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Maui, our North Island Co-op has the privilege of helping New Zealanders get more out of life.  Locally owned, we reflect the communities we serve, and we celebrate our people - our taonga, every day for being uniquely them. Our Support Centre is 1,000+ people strong, which includes 300+ IT employees, who all play a vital role in ensuring the cogs of our Co-op stay turning and our systems stay ‘byte’-sized and ‘bug’-free.”. Te Tūranga – About the role We’re looking for an experienced Principal Security Engineer to help shape how security is designed, engineered and delivered across our organisation. This is a senior technical leadership role for someone who can move confidently between architecture and hands-on engineering. You’ll help shape security engineering at enterprise scale, defining work engineering standards and reusable patterns, guiding complex technical decisions, and partnering with engineers, architects and product teams to solve some of our most challenging security problems. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to: Shape security engineering standards, patterns and technical direction across the organisation. ## About Foodstuffs North Island ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: New Zealand's largest grocery retailer, a cooperative of locally owned PAK'nSAVE, New World, Four Square, and Gilmours stores, serving communities across the North Island. - **Entity Type**: Private (cooperative) - **Headquarters**: Auckland, New Zealand (Support Centre in Mangere; additional offices in Wellington and Palmerston North) - **Founded**: 1922 - **Founders**: Not publicly available (cooperative structure, no individual founders) ## Core Business - Primary industry: Retail grocery and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) - Target customers: B2C (consumers via retail stores and online), B2B (businesses via Gilmours wholesale) - Mission: "Making sure New Zealanders get more out of life" ## Products & Services - **PAK'nSAVE**: Discount grocery stores focused on value pricing. - **New World**: Full-service supermarkets with a wide product range. - **Four Square**: Convenience stores tailored to local communities. - **Gilmours**: Wholesale supply for businesses, cafes, and restaurants. - **Online Shopping**: Click & collect and home delivery options across banners. - **Mobile Checkouts & Technology**: Self-service checkouts, mobile checkout options, and innovative store designs (metros, cut-throughs) to speed up shopping. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private cooperative) - **Key Metric**: 24,000 employees (“Foodies”); 350+ stores; ~4.08 million customer visits per week; over 5 million individual grocery items sold daily. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: 100% New Zealand owned and operated; owned by over 300 local grocery retailers (cooperative members). Partners with local suppliers, stocking over 60,000 products. - **Growth Signals**: Investing ~$100 million annually in new and transformed stores; planned ~8 new store openings in FY24; $50 million invested in innovation in 2021; proposal to merge with Foodstuffs South Island to streamline operations. ## Competitive Advantages - **Cooperative Model**: Local owner-operators have deep community ties, tailoring product ranges to local needs while benefiting from the scale of a national network. - **Scale & Efficiency**: One of the largest supply chains in New Zealand, with dedicated distribution, logistics, and transport teams. - **Customer-Driven Innovation**: Heavy investment in technology (mobile checkouts, online shopping) and store formats to enhance customer experience. - **Workforce Development**: Largest trainer of butchers and bakers in New Zealand; strong internal career pathways including potential store ownership. ## Strategic Focus - **Merger with Foodstuffs South Island**: A proposal to merge the two co-ops into one entity to streamline business operations. - **Customer Experience**: Continuous improvement of product range, value, and convenience; leveraging data and analytics (e.g., Loyalty Insights & Customer Analytics Manager role). - **Digital & Technology**: Investing in Salesforce, SAP, and other enterprise systems; hybrid roles in IT, analytics, and engineering. - **Sustainability & Community**: Supporting local suppliers, reducing environmental impact, and serving over 1.4 million customers weekly. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: Described as a “whānau” (family) with a strong sense of belonging; cooperative values mean every employee contributes to something bigger. - **Work Arrangements**: Many support centre and supply chain roles offer hybrid work (e.g., Mangere, Wellington, Palmerston North). Store roles are on-site. - **Career Growth**: Opportunities across retail, supply chain, support centre (finance, marketing, IT, legal). Pathways to store ownership for motivated team members. - **Perks & Training**: Largest trainer of butchers and bakers in NZ; professional development programs; scale and security of a 100-year-old organisation. - **Engineering & Tech**: Roles like Salesforce Technical Lead, Senior SAP Developer, SuccessFactors Support Analyst, and Deployment Specialist indicate a modernising tech environment. ## Sources 1. [foodstuffs.co.nz](https://www.foodstuffs.co.nz/news-room/Get-the-facts-fsni) – Company facts and figures 2. [foodstuffs.co.nz](https://www.foodstuffs.co.nz/working-at-foodies) – Working at Foodies overview 3. [jobs.lever.co/foodstuffs](https://jobs.lever.co/foodstuffs) – Current open positions (hybrid, tech roles) 4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/foodstuffs-auckland-limited) – LinkedIn company page (followers, employee count, revenue) 5. [foodstuffs.careers](https://foodstuffs.careers/about-us.php) – Careers site with culture and role descriptions ## Other roles at Foodstuffs North Island - [Assistant Category Manager – Wine | Fixed Term Contract ending October 2027](https://feeny.ai/job/assistant-category-manager-wine-fixed-term-contract-ending-october-2027-h2k1rxc5agwf) — Mangere, New Zealand - [eCommerce Manager](https://feeny.ai/job/ecommerce-manager-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-2xz2namkdqnc) — Mangere, New Zealand - [Quality Controler - Produce](https://feeny.ai/job/quality-controler-produce-foodstuffs-north-island-grenada-8szd7mt2q3ek) — Grenada, New Zealand - [Team Coordinator - Retail](https://feeny.ai/job/team-coordinator-retail-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-eaw4pcz4388g) — Mangere, New Zealand - [Engineering Assistant](https://feeny.ai/job/engineering-assistant-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-7rer338bxcx9) — Mangere, New Zealand - [Supply Chain Business Improvement Specialist (Fixed-Term)](https://feeny.ai/job/supply-chain-business-improvement-specialist-fixed-term-foodstuffs-north-island-avxjqy438e57) — Mangere, New Zealand - [QA Engineer - SAP SuccessFactors](https://feeny.ai/job/qa-engineer-sap-successfactors-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-rx2pggaef3dk) — Mangere, New Zealand - [QA Engineer - SAP (MM)](https://feeny.ai/job/qa-engineer-sap-mm-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-se495tsa4g1h) — Mangere, New Zealand - [Bakery Specialist](https://feeny.ai/job/bakery-specialist-foodstuffs-north-island-lower-hutt-e58qaphqvy5g) — Lower Hutt, New Zealand - [Replenishment Practice & Capability Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/replenishment-practice-capability-lead-foodstuffs-north-island-mangere-y0tkr154qhbj) — Mangere, New Zealand