WAF EngineerAkamai GCB 4 // 7-12 yrs

Job description

Role: WAF EngineerAkamai GCB 4

Experience: 7-11 years

Location: Pune Hyderabad

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Capability Lead to provide Web Application and API Protection for critical applications primarily on the Akamai platform
  
• Monitor and review all tuning requests and conduct detailed log analysis to identify false positives and optimize WAF rules
  
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for WAF tuning procedures policies and configurations
  
• Develop test and recommend WAF policies and rules tailored to specific applications and environments
  
• Proactively assist with identifying false positives and collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless integration of WAF solutions
  
• Work with Application teams to enable web application protection and deliver antibypass protection for on-premise applications currently using Akamai
  
• Provide recommendations for WAF configuration based on best practices and security requirements
  
• Perform regular assessments and audits of WAF configurations to ensure optimal security posture and compliance with industry standards
  
• Maintain evidence for audit and regulatory requirements and deliver monthly and quarterly business reviews for application owners
  
• Stay updated with the latest web security threats vulnerabilities and trends to continually enhance WAF effectiveness
  
• Evaluate design and deliver new and alternative WAAP features and/or solutions
  

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure alignment with capability lead and control owner to deliver consistent WAAP policies across multiple infrastructures
  
• Timely and accurate review and action on all WAF tuning requests
  
• Conduct thorough log analyses to effectively identify and mitigate false positives ensuring optimized WAF rules
  
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for all WAF tuning procedures policies and configurations
  
• Develop and recommend tailored WAF policies and rules for various applications and environments
  
• Proactively identify and address false positives to enhance overall WAF accuracy
  
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to integrate WAF solutions seamlessly into existing security infrastructure
  
• Collaborate effectively with application teams to enable WAF protection
  
• Ensure connectivity to origin servers on-premise only comes through Akamai to prevent direct to origin attacks
  
• Provide expert recommendations for WAF configurations based on best practices and current security requirements
  
• Perform regular assessments and audits of WAF configurations to maintain optimal security posture and compliance with industry standards
  
• Perform service reviews with accountable service application owners
  
• Stay informed about the latest web security threats vulnerabilities and trends to ensure continuous enhancement of WAF effectiveness
  

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Job description Role: WAF EngineerAkamai GCB 4 Experience: 7-11 years Location: Pune, Hyderabad Job Description Key Responsibilities Collaborate with Capability Lead to provide Web Application and API Protection for critical applications primarily on the Akamai platform Monitor and review all tuning requests and conduct detailed log analysis to identify false positives and optimize WAF rules Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for WAF tuning procedures, policies, and configurations Develop, test, and recommend WAF policies and rules tailored to specific applications and environments Proactively assist with identifying false positives and collaborate with cross-functional teams for seamless integration of WAF solutions Work with Application teams to enable web application protection and deliver antibypass protection for on-premise applications currently using Akamai Provide recommendations for WAF configuration based on best practices and security requirements Perform regular assessments and audits of WAF configurations to ensure optimal security posture and compliance with industry standards Maintain evidence for audit and regulatory requirements and deliver monthly and quarterly business reviews for application owners Stay updated with the latest web security threats, vulnerabilities, and trends to continually enhance WAF effectiveness Evaluate, design, and deliver new and alternative WAAP features and/or solutions Key Accountabilities Ensure alignment with capability lead and control owner to deliver consistent WAAP policies across multiple infrastructures Timely and accurate review and action on all WAF tuning requests Conduct thorough log analyses to effectively identify and mitigate false positives ensuring optimized WAF rules Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date documentation for all WAF tuning procedures, policies, and configurations Develop and recommend tailored WAF policies and rules for various applications and environments Proactively identify and address false positives to enhance overall WAF accuracy Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to integrate WAF solutions seamlessly into existing security infrastructure Collaborate effectively with application teams to enable WAF protection Ensure connectivity to origin servers on-premise only comes through Akamai to prevent direct to origin attacks Provide expert recommendations for WAF configurations based on best practices and current security requirements Perform regular assessments and audits of WAF configurations to maintain optimal security posture and compliance with industry standards Perform service reviews with accountable service application owners Stay informed about the latest web security threats, vulnerabilities, and trends to ensure continuous enhancement of WAF effectiveness