Cybersecurity Advisory Consultant

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 21 September 2026-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

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Job Title: CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY CONSULTANT (AI Security & Secure by Design)

Type of Contract: CST Level II

Unit/Division: Technology Division, Information Security

Duty Station: Remote work

Duration: 11 months

• Authorization to Operate and cyber security compliance
• Application security
• Network security
• Secure-by-design principles across the technology lifecycle from solution conception through deployment and operation.
• Securing critical applications such as beneficiary management systems
• Support the secure adoption of artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
• Identity and access management

• Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and lead the Authorization to Operate (ATO) process for IT systems and services, ensuring that security risks are appropriately identified, evaluated, documented, mitigated and communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Design, review and oversee the security architecture of new and existing applications, platforms, cloud services and technology initiatives, ensuring that appropriate security controls are embedded by design and aligned with organizational policies, data classification requirements and industry best practices.
• Develop and maintain security requirements for artificial intelligence solutions, covering the secure handling of data, models, prompts, interfaces and supporting infrastructure throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Conduct security assessments of AI use cases and solutions, identifying risks related to data exposure, unauthorized access, model manipulation, insecure integrations, third-party dependencies and unintended system behaviour, and recommend proportionate mitigation measures.
• Embed secure-by-design principles into solution development and procurement processes, defining reusable security requirements, review checkpoints and design guidance.
• Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of cybersecurity procedures, services, methodologies and governance frameworks aimed at protecting organizational information assets, systems and services.
• Research, evaluate and propose innovative technologies, security capabilities and process improvements that strengthen the cybersecurity posture of the organization while demonstrating measurable business value and operational effectiveness.
• Propose and maintain new security standards, procedures and guidelines to help raise the current security maturity level of the organization. In close collaboration with the Architecture branch, perform regular baseline and hardening reviews of WFP security solutions and technologies.
• Provide expert cybersecurity advisory services and technical guidance to County Offices, Regional Bureaus and HQ divisions to address cybersecurity challenges and maintain compliance with organizational security standards.
• Provide guidance to IT solution owners across the organization to: - Design security controls appropriate to the technology and risk landscape. - Protect information acco