Listing Description

WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients and communities.

Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 109,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for its clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations – from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. 

WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide.

WPP IT provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP IT is an integral part of that journey and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.

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Why we're hiring:

The role of vulnerability management is to triage vulnerabilities by relevance and criticality to the organisation.

The vulnerability management analyst will then identify mitigations for those vulnerabilities and advise on implementing them. 

What you'll be doing:

• Analyse complex information systems to understand the associated Cyber Security risks, audit requirements, and data value.


• Support the creation and implementation of vulnerability assessments of enterprise assets to a predefined scope and schedule using predetermined templates and test scripts, including but not limited to:
  
  
  
  • application vulnerability assessments
  
  
  • infrastructure vulnerability assessments.
  
  
  
  

• Assist in the prioritisation of those vulnerabilities through a risk-based approach.


• Triage and prioritise vulnerabilities, implement mitigating measures, and support in the life cycle of vulnerability management, providing standardised advice on ways to improve control mechanisms and mitigate risk.


• Collaborate with stakeholders to manage vulnerabilities and undertake remediation activities.


• Communicate common mitigation strategies such as patching and basic configuration change (system hardening).


• Understand how local protective security measures can be applied to reduce vulnerability exposure.


• Demonstrate knowledge of common approaches and tooling to perform vulnerability assessment and to validate system configuration.


• Perform vulnerability assessments of enterprise assets with limited supervision to a predefined scope and schedule using predetermined templates and test scripts.


• Develop and implement schedules for performing vulnerability assessments to meet organisational objectives and compliance requirements.

What you'll need:

Skills and Knowledge:

• Hands on experience of :


• Vulnerability management, tools, techniques and methodologies;


• Application and infrastructure penetration testing


• Information risk assessment and risk management


• Threat intelligence and threat assessment


• Cyber Security operations


• Legal and regulatory considerations

Experience:

• Experience of working in a global organisation.


• Providing high quality deliverables.


• Collaborative working with suppliers, partners and end-users.

Person:

• Experience in moving a dynamic environment to a business-as-usual one.


• Able to influence and negotiate at broad levels.


• Ability to build and maintain positive business relationships.


• A confident, credible and influential communicator with internal and external stakeholders.


• Able to maintain sight of the mission.


• Ability to identify and escalate critical issues with ease.


• The ability to lead, inspire and influence others.


• Flawless integrity.

Who you are:

You're open: We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.

You're optimistic: We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected.

You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day.

What we'll give you:

Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.

Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.

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