Security Compliance and Assurance Analyst

Organizational Context

The United Nations Global Service Centre (UNGSC) in Valencia, Spain, provides essential Supply Chain, Geospatial, Information, and Telecommunications Technologies services globally. This internship is within the Digital and Compliance Unit (DCAU) of the Service for Geospatial, Information and Telecommunications Technologies (SGITT), supporting critical projects to enhance disaster recovery capabilities.

Job Purpose

This internship aims to support the "UNGSC - Post-DANA DR Capabilities Enhancement" Project, transitioning disaster recovery planning from manual processes to automated and validated resilience. The role will contribute to improving Information System Contingency Plans, identifying technical capability gaps, coordinating disaster recovery exercises, and validating automated recovery workflows. Additionally, the intern will assist in developing resilience dashboards, leveraging Generative AI for documentation, and maintaining the Service Continuity Library to ensure robust and efficient disaster recovery operations.

Responsibilities

Support Disaster Recovery (DR) Operations & Planning by reviewing and updating Information System Contingency Plans (ISCPs), identifying gaps between Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and technical capabilities, and coordinating Disaster Recovery Exercises (DRX), tracking metrics and lessons learned. Contribute to Resilience Automation by validating automated recovery workflows for seamless execution. Support Resilience Dashboards & Visualization by building interactive PowerBI dashboards for real-time DR readiness visibility and visualizing testing coverage. Leverage Generative AI for Continuity Assurance by researching and supporting GenAI tools for parsing system configurations and generating DR "Runbooks". Contribute to Documentation and Standardization by assisting in maintaining the Service Continuity Library.

Work Experience

Professional work experience is not required for this internship. However, knowledge of disaster recovery, cybersecurity frameworks, and standards is desirable. Experience with AI/ML for security operations, proficiency in PowerBI or similar visualization tools, and programming skills in Python or Java are also desirable.

Skills

Disaster Recovery (DR) Operations, Information System Contingency Plans (ISCPs), Recovery Time Objectives (RTO), Disaster Recovery Exercises (DRX), Resilience Automation, PowerBI dashboards, Generative AI (GenAI), System Configuration Analysis, DR "Runbooks", Service Continuity Library maintenance.

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