[Hiring] Cybersecurity Consultant - Threat Exposure & Vulnerability Management Specialist @World Food Programme

Role Description

Under the general supervision of the CISO, the incumbent will lead efforts to enhance the organization's threat exposure & vulnerability management practices. This includes coordinating adversarial validation initiatives - such as penetration testing, threat exposure assessments, red/purple teaming - to identify and assess exploitable vulnerabilities in IT infrastructure and systems. The role focuses on validating risks and gaps, prioritizing remediation and controls, and aligning efforts with business priorities.

The incumbent will collaborate with teams to integrate validation results into threat exposure and detection processes, while continuously monitoring, reporting, and refining adversarial validation practices to minimize organizational risk by addressing critical vulnerabilities and detection gaps.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

• Design and coordinate adversarial validation activities such as penetration tests, threat exposure assessments, and red/purple team exercises to identify detection gaps, exploitable weak points and assess their risk impact in real-world scenarios.
• Validate findings to confirm exploitability, assess risk levels, and guide prioritization of remediation efforts, leveraging team input and expertise and guiding integration into WFP’s threat exposure management program.
• Collaborate with relevant teams and provide technical direction to ensure timely mitigation of validated vulnerabilities or detection gaps.
• Develop clear reports and dashboards that highlight key findings, including critical vulnerabilities, attack paths, and remediation progress for stakeholder visibility.
• Communicate adversarial validation findings, risks, and remediation strategies effectively to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Continuously refine validation techniques based on emerging threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, and attack methods to maintain program relevance and effectiveness.
• Prioritize vulnerabilities based on adversarial validation outcomes, focusing on those posing the highest risk to the organization’s operations, and coordinate team efforts accordingly.
• Perform other cybersecurity related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• University Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related fields or a combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 5-7 years of experience in cybersecurity, with focus on vulnerability management and threat exposure management.
• Sound IT Security skills, with both academic background and practical hands-on experience.
• In-depth understanding of vulnerability management frameworks, processes, and best practices.
• Experience with vulnerability scanning processes, tools and remediation workflows.
• Familiarity with security concepts such as threat modeling, asset classification, and risk-based decision-making.
• Experience with penetration testing, and adversarial emulation activities that aid in identifying potential attack vectors and their impact.
• Previous experience in international or UN environments is valued, but not essential.
• IT Audit and/or PM certifications are desirable, though equivalent hands-on experience is equally appreciated.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Fluency (level C) in English language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language desirable: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese.

Benefits

• WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
• WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
• WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
• A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
• We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).