Azure Web Application Firewall & Cyber Security Tools Engineer

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Oakland, CA - USA

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 3 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Client Name: Tranzeal
End Client Name: Delta Dental of California

Job Title: Azure Web Application Firewall & Cyber Security Tools Engineer
Location: Oakland CA (Bay Area Candidates Preferred)
Work Type: Remote (remote is fine but the client team is based out of Oakland CA. Try to find Bay area California candidates as P1)
Job Type: Contract to Hire (12 Months)
Rate: $90/hr W2
Visa: USC GC

Looking for Senior-level consultants only

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We still need support on this role. Candidates that have interviewed so far do that have enough hands-on experience with WAF and terraform.

As a reminder the manager is looking for an Azure WAF Expert with Terraform (70%) and knowledge of security tools (30%).

Job Information

Job Taxonomy:

Cybersecurity Solutions Engineer

Job Title:

Azure Web Application Firewall & Cyber Security Tools Engineer

Job Category:

Cyber

Job Description:

The Azure Web Application Firewall & Security Tools Engineer will support the Technical Security Solutions Operations (TSSO) service by managing and optimizing critical web application security firewalls and associated security tools. This role is divided approximately 70/30 between (1) administering and enhancing WAF solutions and related security technologies and (2) supporting additional enterprise security controls.

Skills/Experience:

Key Responsibilities

Azure WAF Operations

  • Administer and maintain Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF policies rulesets exclusions and custom signatures to protect web applications against OWASP Top 10 and emerging threats.
  • Coordinate with application teams to design protection profiles per app and/or per path align rules with business requirements and ensure safe rollouts.
  • Monitor WAF efficacy coverage and performance; analyze events and false positives; tune policies to reduce friction while maintaining strong protection.

Automation Deployments & Configuration-as-Code

  • Build and maintain Terraform modules for Azure Front Door and Application Gateway WAF resources ensuring version-controlled deployments.
  • Operate CI/CD pipelines for GitHub-based deployments including branching strategies environment promotion and rollback procedures.
  • Use Terraform code to define validate and deploy WAF configurations.

Stakeholder Support & Incident Response

  • Respond to WAF-related tickets and inquiries using established TSSO processes; assist teams in interpreting WAF logs diagnosing blocks and resolving configuration challenges.
  • Provide clear guidance during incidents/outages including rapid policy tuning targeted rule adjustments and coordination with application owners and Infrastructure & Operations.
  • Document operational standards deployment runbooks troubleshooting guides and best practices.

Security Tools Support

  • Provide operational support for additional security tools including Proofpoint Digital Guardian Windows Certificate Services Silverfort Calico F5 ASM Rapid7 Nexpose and Qualys.
  • Assist in troubleshooting performance tuning and implementing updates or enhancements across supported platforms.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Hands-on administration of Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF (policy authoring tuning exclusions custom rules).
  • Terraform expertise for Azure resources and GitHub deployments.
  • Proven ability to use code to configure Azure firewalls/WAFs.
  • Scripting skills to automate configuration validations and operational tasks (PowerShell Bash or Python).
  • Strong understanding of web application security (OWASP Top 10 bot protection API protection TLS header-based controls) and secure DevOps practices.

Desired Skills

  • Experience with F5 ASM Web application Firewall and ASM policy tuning.
  • Exposure to Calico Proofpoint email security Netskope Digital Guardian Silverfort and vulnerability management tools.
  • PKI fundamentals and certificate lifecycle management (Windows Certificate Services CA hierarchies).
  • Agile delivery experience (scrum/kanban backlog grooming story writing).
  • Practical DevSecOps experience integrating security controls into CI/CD policy-as-code and automated testing.

Qualifications

  • 5 years in application security cloud security or network security engineering roles.
  • Demonstrated success operating Azure WAF(Azure Front Door and/or Application Gateway).
  • Track record of building infrastructure-as-code for security controls and running Git-based deployment pipelines.
  • Excellent documentation communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
  • Ability to manage shifting priorities and deliver secure reliable outcomes in a dynamic environment.
Client Name: Tranzeal End Client Name: Delta Dental of California Job Title: Azure Web Application Firewall & Cyber Security Tools Engineer Location: Oakland CA (Bay Area Candidates Preferred) Work Type: Remote (remote is fine but the client team is based out of Oakland CA. Try to find Bay area C...
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