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WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.
WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.
A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.
We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).
JOB TITLE: Cloud, AI, IoT Advisory Specialist
TYPE OF CONTRACT: CST2
UNIT/DIVISION: TECI (WFP TEC)
DUTY STATION (City, Country): Remote (Rome/Italy)
DURATION: 11 months
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
Under the general supervision of the Chief Information Security Officer and supervision of the Head of Cybersecurity Advisory Services the Cloud and AI Security Analyst will support the organisationโs cybersecurity posture by focusing on the secure design, deployment, and monitoring of cloud-native and AI-driven systems. This role is critical in ensuring that emerging technologies such as generative AI, machine learning pipelines, and multi-cloud environments are integrated securely and in compliance with corporate standards and international best practices. The services that the incumbent will provide include, but are not limited to, the following:
โข Cloud architecture security assessments
โข DevSecOps pipeline integration support
โข Cloud compliance and risk reviews
โข Cloud security posture optimization
โข AI/ML pipeline threat analysis
โข Vendor cloud and AI risk evaluation
ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Continuously monitor and strengthen the security posture of multi-cloud environments (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Design, implement, and manage cloud-native security controls including IAM policies, encryption, key management, and centralized logging.
- Collaborate with Development and Infrastructure teams to embed security into CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native workflows.
- Support cloud incident response process.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of cloud security architectures, operational procedures, and configuration
- Provide cybersecurity advisory support to development and infrastructure teams, promoting secure-by-design principles across cloud platform.
- Conduct threat modeling and risk assessments for AI/ML systems, covering models, datasets, APIs, and associated infrastructure.
- Design and implement protections against AI-specific threats such as adversarial attacks, model extraction, and data poisoning.
- Ensure secure collection, handling, storage and governance of training and inference data in alignment with data security policies.
- Partner with AI/ML development teams to integrate security into the model lifecycle, from design through deployment.
- Monitor AI model behavior and explainability tools for signs of drift, bias, or tampering.
- Become Subject Matter Expert (SME) on platforms and applications for which consultant is assigned to review.
- Produce high quality reports and provide leadership and advice to more junior colleagues.
- Manage cybersecurity related projects.
- Additional duties as requested.
DELIVERABLES AT THE END OF THE CONTRACT:
- Documented Secure Cloud Architecture designs and threat models for secure cloud deployments.
- Detailed security assessment reports of cloud and AI systems, including risk mitigation recommendations
- Detailed design documents for the security architecture of new and existing cloud and ai functionalities, ensuring robust protection measures are in place.
- Well-researched proposals for technologies and strategies to improve the organization's cloud and AI cybersecurity posture.
- Updated security standards, procedures, and guidelines to raise the corporate security maturity level, including baseline and hardening reviews.
- Repeatable, high-level methodologies to set expectations to the business of what cyber security requirements must be addressed related to application and solution development.
- High-quality reports on cybersecurity challenges, solutions, and advisory services provided to Country Offices and Regional Bureaus, including records of decisions taken and assessments performed.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Education:
- Degree in the field of Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM disciplines or equivalent working experience
Experience:
- At least 6 years of relevant work experience
Knowledge & Skills:
- Solid IT Security skills, with both academic background and professional experience
- Experience with cloud-native security tools (e.g., AWS Security Hub, Azure Defender, GCP Security Command Center)
- Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and their security implications
- Managed stakeholder relationships, aligning cybersecurity risk strategies with business objectives
- Understand cybersecurity risk concepts to assess threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation strategies.
- Good project management skills
- Experience in multinational organizations
- Desirable: IT Security and IT Audit certifications
- Desirable: CCSP, AWS Certified Security โ Specialty, Azure Security Engineer Associate, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer.
- Desirable: ISO 27001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or equivalent.
- Desirable: AI-specific credentials (e.g., NIST AI RMF, MIT AI Ethics and Safety).
Languages:
- Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFPโs working languages) is desirable.
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
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REMINDERS BEFORE YOU SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete, and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, language skills and UN Grade (if applicable).
Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application.
Please make sure you upload your professional CV in the English language
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Additional documents such as passport, recommendation letters, academic certificates, etc. may potentially be requested at a future time
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- Fluency in oral and written English is mandatory with an intermediate knowledge of another official UN language (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) or Portuguese (one of WFPโs working languages) is desirable.
- At least 6 years of relevant work experience
- Degree in the field of Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM disciplines or equivalent working experience