Vulnerability Senior Principal Engineer
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Why we're hiring:
WPP ET provides IT services for WPP, the world’s largest communications services group. As a creative transformation company, WPP is helping its clients transform the future through extraordinary work. WPP ET is an integral part of that journey, and we are proud to provide technology for some of the world’s most creative brands.
At WPP, technology is at the heart of everything we do, and it is WPP ET’s mission to enable everyone to collaborate, create and thrive. WPP ET is undergoing a significant transformation to modernise ways of working, shift to cloud and micro-service-
What you'll be doing:
- Act as the technical authority for vulnerability detection and assessment across enterprise platforms.
- Lead the engineering strategy for data ingestion, correlation, normalisation, and enrichment.
- Continuously optimise scanning configurations to ensure high‑fidelity detection.
- Provide expert triage and analysis of complex vulnerabilities.
- Translate technical vulnerabilities into business risk.
- Collaborate with key stakeholders, security architecture and global engineering teams.
- Define and maintain VM methodologies and documentation in conjunction with the Process Engineering team.
- Drive compensating control strategies.
- Operational Excellence & Service Reliability (Operate)
- Own integrity of VM pipelines and operational continuity.
- Oversee lifecycle from detection to closure.
- Mature operational processes using automation.
- Provide escalation support.
- Threat Intelligence Integration & Knowledge Sharing
- Partner with CTI for threat‑aligned prioritisation.
- Produce knowledge outputs and advisories.
- Deliver intelligence‑driven briefings.
- Represent VM engineering across ET, InfoSec, Legal, OpCos and vendors.
- Provide assurance to vendor services.
- Support audit and Cyber Council reporting.
What you'll need:
- Extensive enterprise VM experience across hybrid cloud.
- Deep technical vulnerability and exploitation understanding.
- Expert use of Qualys, Wiz and Defender.
- Automation/orchestration knowledge.
- Proven process and pipeline optimisation.
- Strong communication.
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 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 aim to create a culture in which people can 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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We believe the best work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach, with teams in the office around four days a week. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.