Cybersecurity Consultant - Threat Exposure & Vulnerability Management Specialist

The Cybersecurity Consultant will lead efforts to enhance WFP's threat exposure and vulnerability management practices, coordinating adversarial validation initiatives such as penetration testing and red/purple teaming to identify and assess exploitable vulnerabilities. The role involves validating risks, prioritizing remediation, and aligning efforts with business priorities while collaborating with teams to integrate validation results into threat exposure and detection processes.

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.

Requirements

• 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

Skills

• Vulnerability Management
• Threat Exposure Management
• Cybersecurity
• IT Security
• Vulnerability Auditing
• Remediation Workflows
• Threat Modelling
• Asset Classification
• Risk-Based Decision Frameworks
• Basic Penetration Testing
• IT Audit
• Project Management
• Red Teaming
• Purple Teaming
• Adversary Emulation

Languages

English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese