WAF EngineerAkamai GCB 4 // 7-12 yrs

2 - 7 years

15 - 30 Lacs

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Role: WAF EngineerAkamai GCB 4

Experience: 7-11 years

Location: Pune, Hyderabad

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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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