WAF Consultant - Inside IR35 - 3 months - Hybrid
Posted 1 week ago by Hamilton Barnes
£550 Per day
Inside
Hybrid
London 2x Per Day/Remote, UK
Summary: The WAF Consultant role involves supporting a Tier 1 financial institution in the implementation, configuration, and optimization of Web Application Firewalls (WAF) within a security-focused environment. This position is a 3-month rolling contract, operating inside IR35, with a hybrid working model requiring three days per week onsite in Central London. The consultant will be responsible for enhancing the organization's web application security posture through expert recommendations and collaboration with IT teams. The role demands extensive experience in network security and WAF technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement, configure, and maintain Web Application Firewalls (WAF) to protect web applications from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Monitor WAF logs and alerts, conducting incident response and forensic analysis where required.
- Perform regular security assessments and collaborate with development and IT teams to ensure secure application deployment.
- Define and manage WAF security policies, rulesets, and configurations, maintaining full documentation and compliance reporting.
- Provide expert recommendations to improve the organisation's web application security posture and ensure best practice is followed.
Key Skills:
- Minimum of 8 years' commercial experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in network security.
- Proven expertise in implementing and configuring Web Application Firewalls (WAF), particularly with Akamai Kona Site Defender, as well as other platforms such as AWS WAF, Cloudflare, and Imperva.
- Strong understanding of web application vulnerabilities and attack vectors, with the ability to develop and enforce effective WAF security policies and rulesets.
- Practical experience in troubleshooting WAF-related issues, onboarding applications, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure secure deployments.
- Solid working knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, digital certificates (CA), and core processes including incident response, forensic analysis, and security policy management.
Salary: £550 Per Day
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
WAF Consultant - Inside IR35 - 3 months - Hybrid
Hamilton Barnes is recruiting for a WAF Consultant is required by a Tier 1 financial institution to support the implementation, configuration, and optimisation of Web Application Firewalls (WAF) across a complex, security-focused environment. This is a 3-month rolling contract, operating inside IR35, with a hybrid working model requiring 3 days per week onsite in Central London.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement, configure, and maintain Web Application Firewalls (WAF) to protect web applications from threats and vulnerabilities.
- Monitor WAF logs and alerts, conducting incident response and forensic analysis where required.
- Perform regular security assessments and collaborate with development and IT teams to ensure secure application deployment.
- Define and manage WAF security policies, rulesets, and configurations, maintaining full documentation and compliance reporting.
- Provide expert recommendations to improve the organisation's web application security posture and ensure best practice is followed.
What you will Ideally Bring:
- Minimum of 8 years' commercial experience as a Software Engineer, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience in network security.
- Proven expertise in implementing and configuring Web Application Firewalls (WAF), particularly with Akamai Kona Site Defender, as well as other platforms such as AWS WAF, Cloudflare, and Imperva.
- Strong understanding of web application vulnerabilities and attack vectors, with the ability to develop and enforce effective WAF security policies and rulesets.
- Practical experience in troubleshooting WAF-related issues, onboarding applications, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure secure deployments.
- Solid working knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, digital certificates (CA), and core processes including incident response, forensic analysis, and security policy management.
Contract Details:
- Duration: 3 months
- Location: London 2x Per Day/Remote
- Daily Rate: £550 Per Day (Inside IR35)
WAF Consultant - Inside IR35 - 3 months - Hybrid