Cyber Security Design Expert

We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.  What you'll do You will design, implement, and continuously improve cloud network security controls with a focus on WAF tuning, DDoS detection, and mitigation across AWS, Azure, and GCP. You will optimize WAF rules to minimize false positives while protecting against OWASP Top 10 threats and application-specific risks. You will enhance DDoS strategies across L3–L7, monitor anomalies, validate mitigation effectiveness, and support investigations with SOC and threat intelligence teams. You will implement network security and DDoS safeguards as code using Terraform, Bicep, CDK, or similar, ensuring consistent multi-cloud governance. You will analyze logs and telemetry to identify abuse patterns and integrate visibility into SIEM platforms. You will define standards for cloud firewalls, WAF, and DDoS configurations, support audits, partner with engineering and DevOps teams on secure architectures, and provide L2/L3 support for escalated security issues. What you bring You bring 5+ years of cloud or network security engineering experience and expert hands-on knowledge of AWS WAF, Azure WAF, and Cloud Armor. You have strong skills in WAF rule tuning, DDoS mitigation techniques, and cloud network security controls such as NSGs, firewalls, and zero-trust principles. You are skilled in Terraform or similar IaC/PaC tools, with scripting abilities in Python or Bash. You understand DevSecOps integration, multi-cloud environments, and analyzing logs for threat patterns. Cloud security certifications are a plus. Meet your team You will join the SAP Enterprise Cloud Services security engineering team, working in a collaborative, multi-cloud environment to strengthen cloud perimeter defenses, drive automation, and enhance the resilience of SAP’s global cloud infrastructure. #ITT4 Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.  We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. 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