Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer

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Role Overview

F5 WAF Security Consultant

You will work closely with customers, developers, and infrastructure teams to assess security posture, mitigate OWASP Top 10 risks, respond to incidents, and continuously strengthen web application defenses.

Key Roles & Responsibilities :

WAF Policy Management

• Design, configure, and manage

  F5 WAF policies

  to protect against OWASP Top 10 threats (SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, etc.)
• Define and enforce WAF security standards, procedures, and guidelines

Web Application Security & Tuning

• Create and manage web application profiles
• Fine-tune WAF policies to reduce false positives and negatives

Security Monitoring & Incident Response

• Monitor WAF logs and security events
• Investigate incidents and recommend remediation actions

Vulnerability & Risk Management

• Identify web application vulnerabilities and collaborate with development teams for remediation
• Conduct security assessments, audits, and reviews

Configuration & Change Management

• Manage WAF configuration changes, version control, backups, and recovery
• Ensure alignment with industry and organizational best practices

Performance Optimization

• Optimize WAF performance with minimal impact on application availability
• Troubleshoot WAF-related issues and coordinate with F5 support teams

Compliance & Reporting

• Generate security and compliance reports (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.)
• Provide metrics and insights to stakeholders

Product Maintenance & Continuous Improvement

• Perform F5 WAF upgrades, patching, and maintenance
• Stay current with F5 product updates, features, and security trends

Required Skills & Expertise :

• Strong hands-on experience with

  F5 WAF (ASM / Advanced WAF)

• Solid understanding of

  OWASP Top 10

• Experience in security event monitoring and incident handling
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks (PCI-DSS, HIPAA)
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Preferred Skills :

• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Data Center experience
• Experience designing and implementing

  SDN and large-scale networks

• Knowledge of networking technologies:

• BGP, OSPF, MP-BGP EVPN, VXLAN, vPC

Certifications :

• F5-301 / F5-303

• Other industry-leading OEM professional certifications