WAF (Protect Integration)

Key Responsibilities:

WAF Implementation & Management:

• Configure, deploy, and manage Imperva WAF to protect web applications from threats such as SQL injection, XSS, bot attacks, and DDoS attempts.
• Perform regular rule tuning, policy updates, and false-positive reduction to maintain optimal protection levels.
• Conduct WAF performance monitoring and troubleshoot application traffic or security events.

Security Tool Integration & Support:

• Work with various cybersecurity tools and platforms to strengthen overall infrastructure security.

Operating System & Infrastructure Security:

• Maintain strong working knowledge of Linux operating systems, especially related to security configurations, OS hardening, and patch management.
• Implement security best practices across servers, applications, and databases.

Threat & Vulnerability Management:

• Analyze WAF logs, security alerts, and incidents, providing deep-dive investigations into suspicious activities.
• Collaborate with the security monitoring team to ensure timely response and remediation of threats.
• Support vulnerability scanning and remediation using Qualys tools.

Security Compliance & Governance:

• Assist with security audits, compliance checks, and reporting related to WAF and security tool implementations.
• Ensure adherence to industry standards such as ISO 27001, NIST, and organizational security policies.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with DevOps, infrastructure, application, and compliance teams to integrate WAF and security controls across projects.
• Play a key role in the secure deployment of new applications and cloud services.