Web Application Firewall (WAF) Engineer

Web Application Firewall (WAF) Engineer

12 month contract with stong likelihood for extension or conversion

3 days/week on site; Uptown Charlotte

Position Descriptio

nThe Web Application Firewall Engineer works closely with other members to develop, implement and support a wide range of critical security controls at a large digital bank enterprise. The engineer works with a team of security engineers within the Cyber Security Technology group to deploy, sustain and monitor technical controls and tools to meet specific security requirements, and help with defining processes to ensure that security configurations and tools are maintained

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Job Responsibiliti

• esOperations and monitoring and day to day troubleshooting fo r web application firewalls (F5 and Akama i) across the enterpris
• e.Provide expert level troubleshooting for supported technologi
• esPerform architecture and engineering responsibilities in support of existing technologies and new security projec
• tsPerform regular health checks and user activity audi
• tsAuthor and vigilantly maintain documents related to the design, purpose, operation, and management of security applicatio

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Qualificati

• onsMinimum 5 years knowledge and experience with deployment and maintenance of enterprise webapplication firewall products: Akamai Kona, F5 ASM/AWAF, Salt API Protecti
• on.Primary responsibility is support of our security infrastructure and security projects with potential to take on responsibilities for other network security technologies such as Network Access Control, Firewall
• etcMust have good working knowledge of troubleshooting techniques: performing and analyzing the results of packet captures, CLI commands, familiarity with network protoc
• olsUnderstand application layer TCP/IP Layer 7 security fundament
• alsAbility to analyze application logs and work with developers to ensure secure coding practices are in
• useBachelor's degree in information systems or relevant field of st
• udyExcellent communications skills (verbal and written) are requir
• ed.Ability to interact with personnel at all levels across the organization and to comprehend business imperativ
• es.A strong customer/client focus with ability to manage expectations appropriately and provide superior customer/client experience and build long-term relationshi
• ps.Willing to have a flexible work schedule and be on call for incident resolut
• ionCoding/Scripting experience such as Python or PowerShell to automate tasks is a bon