Vulnerability Coordinator

Company Description

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet

Job Description

The Role

The Vulnerability Coordinator role will be responsible for identifying and assessing vulnerabilities within the organisation's IT infrastructure. This role requires a proactive individual with a strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with various teams to ensure the security and integrity of the organisation's systems.

Who you will work with

You will work with a high performing Cyber Security Team. And this role gives you an exciting opportunity to work alongside a team of experienced cyber security professional.

What you will be responsible for

Operational Responsibilities

• Stakeholder Engagement: Understand and translate their needs into technical directions for the offshore team. Ensure that findings effectively communicate risks and impact to users.
• Risk Management: Identify and manage potential risks to ensure business expectations for new products are met and issues during production rollouts are minimized.

Strategic Responsibilities

• This role will contribute the firms Information and Cyber Security strategic mission to support the CC@40 objectives and make the firm a secure place for our people and data.

Team

• Security Culture: Adhere and improve upon the Values, Mission, Principles of the firms Information and Cyber Security function.

What you will do 

• Analyse vulnerability scan results and prioritise remediation efforts based on risk and impact.
• Collaborate with IT and application teams to implement security patches and fixes.
• Monitor and track the status of identified vulnerabilities and ensure timely resolution.
• Provide regular reports on the status of vulnerabilities and remediation efforts to senior management.
• Assist in identifying service improvements in processes currently utilised by Cyber Security team and suggest methods in which these could be altered to provide more benefit.
• Stay updated on the latest cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigation techniques.
• Assist with security awareness initiatives.
• Participate in incident response activities.
• Support the firm's security strategy and programme by assisting where needed, e.g., helping to carry out threat monitoring, research, and elements of policy change and programme delivery.
• Assist with the implementation and testing of new applications and projects to aid the work of the Cyber security function.

Qualifications

Your experience

• Proven experience in complex similar role, ideally in a professional service, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Be an excellent communicator, both written and verbal.
• Be experienced in standard office administrative procedures.
• Experience with cloud security and vulnerability managements.
• The ideal candidate will have an ability to build strong and positive relationships in a complex, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Willingness and ability to take ownership of tasks is key.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience working with offshore teams and effectively manage vendors.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to mimic end user experiences accurately.
• Must be a self-starter 

How we will support you 

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

You can also get involved in a variety of employee affinity groups. There is also opportunity to be part of charitable events and volunteering

Additional Information

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here