WAF Engineer_8+years_Remote

Role: WAF EngineerHiretype: ContractDuration:12+monthsNotice period: Immediate to 15 days

Scope:Work as part of the global Network Security team – works alongside the WAF team.Work with and guide global tech functions to migrate global suite of hosted apps to WAF.Mapping of IP addresses / FQDNs to services and applications (BA)Liaising with service owners and / or associated teams to gather relevant application data for WAF migration purposes (BA)Analysing web behaviour and performance to establish acceptable application thresholds (SME)Performing policy tuning in accordance with performance baselining (SME)Transitioning WAF from transparent to enforcement mode (SME)Data cleansing and validationReview WAF Logs and implement best Akamai defence toolsSupport an troubleshoot work.

Skills / experience required:Web network security / WAF SME with ability to be hands on.Ideally experience with Akamai Kona or Kona site defender etcSME – consultative person.Experience in onboarding web services into WAF (Akamai) platforms in monitoring / transparent mode (SME)Finding vulnerabilities in WAF logsImplement best web security practices

Candidate should have strong experience in WAF Akamai onboarding, CDN configurations, Implementing Akamai defence tooling.

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