Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The WAF Security Engineer role focuses on developing and delivering automation solutions for the F5 Web Application Firewall platform. The position requires expertise in WAF tuning, threat detection, and incident response. The engineer will also be responsible for creating CI/CD pipelines and managing infrastructure as code. This is a long-term contract position with a remote working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform – Design, implement, and optimize automation solutions for the F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform to enhance security, manageability, and efficiency.
- CI/CD Pipeline Development & Maintenance – Create and maintain customized CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless deployment and operational workflows.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Develop and manage Terraform manifests for consistent and scalable infrastructure provisioning.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience with WAF platforms: Akamai, F5, Azure WAF, AWS WAF, Imperva, Vultr, NexusGuard.
- Strong understanding of CRS tuning, regex optimization, and transformation logic.
- Expertise in IDS/IPS platforms: Snort, Cisco, Corero.
- Hands-on experience in SIEM tools: ArcSight, Splunk.
- Solid foundation in cloud security (AWS) including IAM, Shield, CloudWatch, CloudTrail.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: WAF Security Engineer
Duration: long-term contract
Location: Remote
We are seeking a skilled WAF Security Engineer to develop and deliver automation solutions for our F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform . We are seeking a skilled WAF Security Engineer with deep expertise in Web Application Firewall (WAF) tuning , threat detection , and incident response to join our growing team.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform – Design, implement, and optimize automation solutions for the F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform to enhance security, manageability, and efficiency.
- CI/CD Pipeline Development & Maintenance – Create and maintain customized CI/CD pipelines, ensuring seamless deployment and operational workflows.
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC) – Develop and manage Terraform manifests for consistent and scalable infrastructure provisioning.
Skills Requirements:
- Proven experience with WAF platforms : Akamai, F5, Azure WAF, AWS WAF, Imperva, Vultr, NexusGuard.
- Strong understanding of CRS tuning , regex optimization, and transformation logic
- Expertise in IDS/IPS platforms : Snort, Cisco, Corero
- Hands-on experience in SIEM tools : ArcSight, Splunk
- Solid foundation in cloud security (AWS) including IAM, Shield, CloudWatch, CloudTrail