Web Application Firewall Engineer/Lead - F5 Application

<p>Web Application Firewall (WAF) :<br/><br/>- Strong experience in Web Application and API protection (WAAP),WAF management,tuning and log analysis with strong understanding of security principles<br/><br/>- Experience with implementation,administration of WAF -Akamai<br/><br/>- Experience in troubleshooting HTTP protocol based issues<br/><br/>Technical Skills & Responsibilities :<br/><br/>- Good working knowledge of HTTP Protocol or previous experience in web application/ API development<br/><br/>- Identifying and mitigating false positive to optimize WAF performance<br/><br/>- Experience in documentation of WAF tuning procedures,policies and cofigurations<br/><br/>- Proficiency in log analysis tools and techniques to identify patterns and anomalities in web-traffic<br/><br/>- Experience with tools such as Splunk, Wireshark, or custom scripts to process and analyze logs<br/><br/>- Experience with major WAF solutions like Akamai(mandate), F5(optional),AWS,GCP<br/><br/>- Soft Skill & Stakeholder Management<br/><br/>- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of WAF solutions<br/><br/>- Aware about the latest web security threats and methods to ensure optimal protection<br/><br/>- Effective communication skills to collaborate with application teams through onboarding, tuning,maintanance and incident responses<br/><br/>- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skill<br/><br/>Education and Experience :<br/><br/>- Formal education or equivalent experience in Information Security, Cybersecurity<br/><br/>Good to have skills :<br/><br/>Technical Skill :<br/><br/>- Experience in SOC (Security Operations Center) or CSIRT(Computer Security Incident Response Team),AppSec or Ethical hacking<br/><br/>- Familarity with automation technologies such as Terraform,Python,Jira etc<br/><br/>- Experience in regular assesments and audits of WAF configurations<br/><br/>- Experience in WAF F5<br/><br/>Mandatory skills :<br/><br/>- Akamai WAF, Web Application and API protection (WAAP)<br/><br/>Desired/ Secondary skills<br/><br/>- Familarity with automation technologies such as Terraform,Python,Jira etc<br/><br/>- Experience in regular assesments and audits of WAF configurations<br/><br/>- Experience in WAF F5<br/></p> (ref:hirist.tech)