Consultant Information Technology

World Food Programme; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

World Food Programme is seeking a Cybersecurity Advisory Consultant (IAM & Endpoint Protection) for a remote, 11-month assignment. Responsibilities include leading risk assessments, secure architecture design, and IAM/endpoint governance across enterprise systems.

You will guide IT owners, implement SSDLC practices, and mentor junior staff while collaborating with regional and HQ teams to elevate WFP's cyber maturity in a global context.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related STEM disciplines.
• At least 6 years of relevant work experience.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in another official UN language desirable.

Responsibilities

• Conduct risk assessments and lead Authorization to Operate (ATO) for IT systems and services.
• Design, review and oversee security architecture for apps, platforms, cloud services and tech initiatives.
• Assess and strengthen identity and access management controls across apps, cloud services and enterprise platforms.
• Define endpoint protection requirements and security baselines for corporate endpoints and managed devices.
• Provide security guidance on integration of identity and endpoint controls and secure SDLC practices.
• Lead development and continual improvement of cybersecurity procedures, services and governance frameworks.
• Research and propose innovative security technologies and process improvements with measurable value.
• Maintain new security standards and perform baseline/hardening reviews with Architecture branch.
• Provide advisory services to County Offices, Regional Bureaus and HQ to ensure compliance with security standards.

Skills

IT Security

IT SDLC

IAM

EDR

MDM

Cloud security

Zero Trust

Architecture

Stakeholder mgmt

Project mgmt

Multinational exp

Security certifications

AI security concepts

Compliance (ISO,NIST, HIPAA, PCI)

Education

Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related STEM

Tools

EDR

MDM

Cloud security platforms

Job description

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

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

ABOUT WFP

WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability.

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP’s values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

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WHY JOIN WFP?

• 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: CYBERSECURITY ADVISORY CONSULTANT (IAM & Endpoint Protection)

Type of contract: Consultant Level II

Unit/Division: Technology Division, Information Security

Duty station: Remote working

Duration: 11 months

Background and purpose of the role:

Authorization to Operate and cyber security compliance

Application security

Definition, assessment and continuous improvement of authentication, authorization, device security and access management controls.

Security architecture

Securing critical applications such as beneficiary management systems

Azure and Active Directory security

Strengthen the organization’s identity security and endpoint protection capabilities

Accountabilities/Responsibilities:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Assess and strengthen identity and access management controls across applications, cloud services and enterprise platforms, including authentication, authorization, privileged access, access lifecycle management and periodic access reviews.

4. Define and review endpoint protection requirements and security baselines for corporate endpoints, mobile devices and other managed devices, addressing device compliance, configuration hardening, threat protection, encryption and security monitoring.

5. Provide security guidance on the integration of identity and endpoint controls, ensuring that access decisions appropriately consider user identity, device security posture, privilege level and information sensitivity.

6. Lead the development, implementation and continuous improvement of cybersecurity procedures, services, methodologies and governance frameworks aimed at protecting organizational information assets, systems and services.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. Provide guidance to IT solution owners across the organization to:

• Design security controls appropriate to the technology and risk landscape.

• Protect information according to its classification and sensitivity

• Implement secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC) practices.

• Integrate security requirements into project and solution lifecycles

• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and requirements.

1. Advise stakeholders on cybersecurity risks associated with emerging technologies, including cloud services, artificial intelligence, software-as-a-service (SaaS), digital transformation initiatives and data-driven solutions.

2. Maintain a record of decisions taken and assessments performed, in cooperation with other members of the Advisory team.

3. Identify and execute improvements to existing processes, through solutions to address recurring problems and enhancements to existing solutions or documentation.

4. Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for assigned technologies, platforms , business applications and cybersecurity domains.

5. Prepare and present high-quality reports, risk assessments, executive briefings, architecture recommendations and management updates tailored to technical and business audiences

6. Mentor, coach and provide technical leadership to junior team members, contributing to knowledge sharing, capability development and continuous improvement within the Advisory team

7. Represent the Cybersecurity Branch in meetings, working groups, steering committees, audits, assessments and enterprise initiatives as required.

8. Perform additional duties and responsibilities as required in support of TECI Cybersecurity objectives.

Qualifications and 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 and Skills:

• Solid IT Security skills, with both academic background and professional experience
• Solid IT SDLC expertise.
• Strong knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) technologies and concepts.
• Experience with endpoint protection technologies and security controls, including endpoint detection and response (EDR), device compliance, configuration hardening and mobile device management (MDM).
• Ability to assess and design identity-centric and device-based security controls, supporting Zero Trust, conditional access and risk-based access management approaches.
• Understanding of IT architecture and design concepts.
• Ability to manage 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
• IT Security and IT Audit certifications
• Security architecture in the cloud.
• Understanding of AI security concepts and framework
• Experience in ISO, NIST, HIPAA or PCI compliance processes.

Languages:

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 WFP’s working languages) is desirable.

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