Application Security Engineer

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We are an IT Solutions Integrator/Consulting Firm helping our clients hire the right professional for an exciting long-term project. Here are a few details.

The Application Security Engineer candidate will have a strong background in cybersecurity and understanding of web application and zero trust proxy security practices. The primary responsibility of the Engineer will be to ensure the effective deployment configuration and maintenance of our systems for Global customers. This role requires expertise in Web Application Firewalls Zero Trust Proxy Cloud security as well as experience with alerts and detections and data log analysis. This role will be part of the Application Edge Protection Service within the CyberSecurity pillar.

Role Specific Responsibilities

Web Application Firewall Management: Deploy configure and maintain web application firewall systems to protect our web applications against potential threats and vulnerabilities.

Zero Trust Proxy: Deploy configure and Zero Trust Proxy systems to support identity gates to include defining and maintaining policies and connectors.

Security Incident Response: Monitor and analyze security events alerts and logs generated by the web application firewall systems. Investigate and respond to potential security incidents working closely with the Security Operations Center (SOC) and other Cybersecurity teams.

Detection and Analysis: Develop and maintain detection rules alerts and reports to proactively identify and mitigate risks utilizing logs. Provides investigation findings to relevant business units to help improve information security posture.

CDN Integration: Collaborate with the infrastructure and application teams to integrate the web application firewall with CDNs such Akamai and Radware ensuring seamless traffic management and content delivery.

Vulnerability Assessment: Utilize WAF data to identify potential vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate remediation measures to customers.

Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate documentation of WAF configurations policies and procedures. Prepare reports and metrics related to web application security including trends incident summaries and mitigation strategies as needed.

Collaboration: This role requires ability to explain security details to non- security teams such as application and engineering teams. Must be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication knowledge sharing and alignment of security objectives. Provide guidance to application teams on application security best practices and security awareness as needed.

Automation: This role required individuals who are knowledgeable of automation processes python terraform use of AI and Cloud native concepts with AWS Azure and Google cloud.

Education (degree): Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience

Other (Explain): Bachelors Degree/University Degree and/or Undergraduate Diploma in Information Security Information Technology Computer Science Engineering or equivalent years in experience

Years of Experience: 4 years with minimum 2 years in network security and 2 years in application security

Technical Skills

Strong knowledge of web application security concepts OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and related mitigation techniques.

Understanding of authentication and authorization flows (OAuth SAMAL OIDC)

Strong technical background with Web Application Firewall (WAF) Zero Trust Network Access APIs and Cloud security policies.

Understanding of API security issues and API authentication.

Previous experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or performing cybersecurity analysis log analysis and threat detection is highly desirable.

Good understanding of information security principles and policy enforcement.

Solid comprehension of HTTP protocol and demonstrated ability to troubleshoot using HTTP logs

Strong technical background in web development and familiarity with potential attack vectors/methods

Understanding of Authentication DNS Networks Firewalls SSL Certificates

Experience in the following areas are strongly preferred:

Knowledge of Web Application Firewall technologies (Akamai)

Knowledge of Zero Trust framework and technologies

Experience integrating zero trust with WAF

Familiarity with cloud security services concepts and best practices (AWS Azure GCP)

Infrastructure as code (Terraform) and automation using Python

Ethical hacking

ServiceNow experience

Technical documentation experience

CISSP CISM CISA GIAC or other security certifications are desired

Familiarity and comfortability using AI tools

Soft Skills

High degree of personal integrity and ethics with a passion for protecting people and systems against cybersecyurity threats

Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills for technical and business audiences

Advanced critical thinking problem solving and technical troubleshooting abilities

Track record of getting things done quickly and with high levels of quality

Demonstrated ability to operate in a dynamic evolving environment

Ability to coordinate completion of multiple tasks and meet aggressive time frames

Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

Experience with and the ability to thrive in a complex and fast-paced technology and/or information security organization within a large enterprise environment

Bi-lingual a plus