Listing Description

WPP is the 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 100,000 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. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 325 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100.

WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We are quoted on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange. Key performance indicators for WPP (2020) include Billings of £46.9bn and Revenue of £12bn.

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Why we're hiring:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Security Analyst to join our Growing Cyber Security team. The Security Operations Analyst will work within a multi-national team comprised of both internal and external analysts. They will play a key role in ensuring the effectiveness of WPPs cyber security detection, analysis, and response capabilities. They will work with multiple stakeholders including engineers and incident responders to ensure that security events are appropriately triaged and effectively resolved.

The role holder will help to ensure that the security operations function continually improves, remains tuned to specific organisational threats, and operates an effective security toolset. They will be help review, improve, maintain and operate a suite of security incident response procedures and playbooks and contribute to  management reporting artefacts.

What you'll be doing:

• Triage and respond to security events


• Act as a primary point of contact and support for Security Incident Responders


• Work closely with Managed Security Service Providers


• Identify and advise on security tooling configuration changes including tuning, filtering and dashboard management


• Help with developing, maintaining, and operating requisite playbooks and detection capabilities


• Provide relevant analysis in support of services such as threat hunting


• Contribute to post incident reporting


• Work effectively within a team of security analysts split across multiple territories


• Provide information on for indicators of compromise and threat actor tactics, techniques, and procedures


• Help coordinate where necessary forensics, malware reverse-engineering, and additional reviews with internal and external specialists


• Contribute to regular management reporting artefacts


• Help manage internal and external stakeholder relationships.

What you'll need:

Qualification Requirements (Desirable)

• Computer Science Degree or equivalent


• GIAC, GCIA, GCIH or similar


• CISSP or similar 

Skills / Experience Requirements

• At least 3 years' experience working within a SOC team


• Proven ability to lead, mentor and develop less experienced security analysts


• Ability to effectively liaise with engineering, architecture, network and system specialists


• Be able to work in other technology departments as well as the business and other offices to establish good business relations


• Expert knowledge of Security Incident & Event Management solutions (SIEM)


• Knowledge of Security Orchestration, Automation & Response solutions


• Knowledge of EDR solutions


• ServiceNow experience preferable


• Strong knowledge in Windows and preferably Mac


• Cloud security skills preferable

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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