Senior Specialist Cybersecurity - Web Application Firewall (WAF) Security - (WAF & Proxy)

Roles & Responsibilities :

• Perform Enterprise Web Application Firewall (WAF) policy management, architecture, configuration, management, troubleshooting, optimization, governance, risk assessment and automation

• Perform Proxy policy operations and provide required support.

• End to End life cycle of Web Application Firewalls (F5, Akamai, Barracuda, Cloud)

• Proxy SWATs and Call to Work – US off hours

• Perform migration of unprotected applications

• Perform API security (Akamai/No Name) related operations & tasks

Required Skills    

• Over 8 years of experience in Cybersecurity engineering with experience configuring, operating and managing forward and reverse proxies.

• Extensive experience providing SME level support in large, highly dynamic enterprise environment.

• Engineering, administrative, and operational experience supporting F5, Barracuda, Forcepoint, Secure Service Edge, Cloud Proxy and Cloud WAF platforms

• Understanding and practical experience with web applications, web platforms, application firewalls, frameworks and protocols with respect to application development, deployment, and operation including tuning of policies and signatures.

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP, web protocols and networking concepts

• Expertise with mainstream operating systems, web services, programming languages, regular expressions, analyzing log files, packet captures, network devices and attack vectors

• Script writing and programming using common shell and mainstream languages

• Senior level understanding of PKI Technology

• Experience exploiting web apps and web services security vulnerabilities including cross-site scripting, cross-site request forgery, SQL injection, DoS attacks, XML/SOAP, and API attacks

• Understanding of OWASP Risks, Vulnerabilities and Mitigation Mechanisms

Cyber Defense and Incident Response:

• Solid understanding of Incident Response process

• Prior experience in Cybersecurity operations and Incident Response

• Working level understanding of Cybersecurity operations and processes

Desirable Skills:

• Excellent communication skills including metrics/performance documentation/presentation, technical drawing/architecture origination and modification

• Operates well under pressure and urgent circumstances

• Self-reliant and diligent in follow-through for assigned tasks

• Ability to work with a geographically disperse team

• Engaged collaborator, contributor and team player

• CISSP, CISM, SANS GIAC, GWEB or relevant cybersecurity

• Flexible to provide coverage in US morning hours on a need-basis, and as required

• Experience working in an environment where coordination with multiple teams is essential to success

• Ability to prioritize individual/group work in a high-stress and time-bound environment

Location:

Bangalore, Hyderabad