Cybersecurity Consultant - Threat Exposure & Vulnerability Management Specialist

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15 October 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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• 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.

Education: University Degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or related fields or a combination of relevant education and experience.

Experience:At least 5-7 years of experience in cybersecurity, with focus on vulnerability management and threat exposure management.

Languages: 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

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JOB TITLE: Cybersecurity Consultant - Threat Exposure & Vulnerability Management Specialist

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Regular Consultant (CST2)

UNIT/DIVISION: Technology Division, Information Security

DUTY STATION: Remote

DURATION: 11 months

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:

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.