Overview

Job Title: Lead Firewall Security Engineer (8+ Years of experience)

Location: Remote

Visa: No Student / No PSW Visa

What we're looking for

• SOC / Threat / Forensics or CSIRT backgrounds — highly experienced at analyzing security logs to quickly determine true positives/false positives and the techniques involved.
• AppSec/DevSecOps or ethical hacking experience with a solid understanding of Web Application attacks; familiarity with the OWASP Top 10.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and Delivering Automation for WAF Platform – Design, implement, and optimize automation solutions for the F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform to enhance security, manageability, and efficiency.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Develop and manage Terraform manifests for consistent and scalable infrastructure provisioning.
• Tool Proficiency – Utilize Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python to enhance automation and streamline DevOps processes.
• Scripting & Automation – Write and maintain scripts for infrastructure automation, minimizing manual intervention.

Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience with WAF platforms: Akamai, F5, Azure WAF, AWS WAF, Imperva, Vultr, NexusGuard.
• Strong understanding of CRS tuning, regex optimization, and transformation logic.
• Expertise in IDS/IPS platforms: Snort, Cisco, Corero.
• Hands-on experience in SIEM tools: ArcSight, Splunk.
• Solid foundation in cloud security (AWS) including IAM, Shield, CloudWatch, CloudTrail.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Computer and Network Security, Information Services, and Security and Investigations

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