Senior Cyber Security Incident Responder

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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:

The Senior Security Incident Responder will be responsible for all aspects of the organisations response to security incidents.  They will lead a team of security incident responders and analysts. Mentoring, coaching and managing more junior team members to ensure that the team is highly skilled and highly motivated.

The role holder will also be responsible for reviewing, improving and maintaining a suite of security incident response procedures and playbooks.

What you'll be doing:

• Effectively manage security incidents, investigations, and forensic activities
• Lead and motivate a small security incident response team
• Maintain and improve incident response procedures and playbooks
• Build stakeholder relationships within the organisation itself as well as with suppliers and outside agencies
• Develop and manage a regular programme of cyber security incident simulations and exercises
• Act as a mentor to more junior security incident responders

What you'll need:

Qualification Requirements (Desirable)

• Computer Science Degree (desirable but not essential)
• CISSP or similar
• Certified Incident Handler or similar
• Certified Forensic Analyst or similar

Skills / Experience Requirements

• Significant experience of managing complex security incidents within a large multinational organization
• Experience of leading security investigations and forensics
• Experience of managing a security incident response team
• Experience of managing supplier relationships and external stakeholder relationships
• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with senior management

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?

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