Analyst – Security Monitoring & Response

Why we’re hiring:

Exciting things are happening at WPP – We’re expanding out team in India, so we’re on the lookout for talented staff to join our growing team. We’re hiring technology risk management professionals across a variety of grades, including Analyst, Senior Analyst and Assistant Manager.

As the world’s leading Creative Transformation company, technology is at the heart of everything we do. Our data management, marketing technology consulting and systems integration services, alongside our unique partnerships with the world’s leading technology companies, deliver value and growth for our clients. We take the management of risk to our clients, our staff and our business very seriously and as our use of technology evolves so our approach to managing the corresponding risks is evolving. This evolution and the successful track record of our IT Compliance team in Bangalore is driving an increase in the demand for our IT risk management expertise.

What you’ll be doing:

• Support implementation of the monitoring roadmap to enhance monitoring in line with requirements, policies and standards to govern all activities and outputs.
• Monitor, triage and investigate security alerts on protective monitoring platforms to identify security incidents and perform analysis of security event data to support the response, reporting or escalating where appropriate.
• Design, develop and support automated monitoring processes, using a variety of the latest SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) and network analysis tools, techniques and procedures to:
• Detect malicious activity
• Ensure continuous improvement through dashboard monitoring or retrospective assessment
• Carry out response policies and processes to meet the needs in line with appropriate standards.
• Communicate the results of investigations and risk mitigation outcomes, supporting an organisation to improve and maintain a robust response to new threats and attack vectors.
• Conduct post-incident review, including root cause analysis, to feed back information and so improve monitoring.
• Provide standardised advice on mitigation.

Who you’ll be working with:

You’ll be part of a team of talented technology risk professionals drawn from a variety of backgrounds, with a common goal of supporting achievement of WPPs strategy through the development of practical and pragmatic IT risk management solutions.

Whilst a track record of technology risk management experience is essential, what sets members of the WPP IT Compliance team apart is the ideas they generate, their problem solving skills, a desire to shape the direction of IT risk management in WPP, an appetite to develop innovative solutions to technology risk challenges and above all an ability to thrive in a fast moving, collaborative team environment.

What you’ll need:

Hands on experience of :

• Technical security tools, techniques and methodologies
• Intrusion detection and analysis
• Incident management, incident investigation and response
• Cyber security trends and industry best practices
• Application and infrastructure security
• Information risk assessment and risk management
• Threat intelligence and threat assessment
• Cyber Security operations
• Legal and regulatory considerations
• Understanding the importance of strong Security controls and maintaining a positive user experience.
• Understands security concepts to engage with security technologists and communicate in a language that is appropriate to audience.
• Technical and service awareness.
• Retains a holistic view on the end-to-end security service lifecycle, ensures continued quality of service for established security products and services
• Assist on making decisions based upon evidence and data.

Experience:

• Deliverying security monitoring and security incident response activities.
• Experience of working in a global organisation.
• Collaborative working with suppliers, partners and end-users at all levels.
• Managing staff effectively in order to provide excellent service.

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 open-minded: to 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 confidence: 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 deliver extraordinary every day.

What we’ll give you:

Passionate, driven people - We champion a culture of people that do extraordinary work.

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

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