Web Application Firewall Security Engineer

Join us at Barclays as a Web Application Firewall Security Engineer within the Network Defense team of CISO Security Engineering & Technology Services. The purpose of this role is to develop, implement and maintain CDN based security solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.

As a Web Application Firewall Security Engineer, you will:

• Analyse Web App and API security requirements, onboard new services to CDN platforms, meeting service demand for configuration/policy changes, troubleshooting, tuning and audit.
• Collaborate to deliver large programs of work, owning and taking the technical lead ensuring items are completed as expected.
• Analyse traffic, tuning rules and detection features to avoid false positives and ensure services are protected against DDoS and Web app attacks.

To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Experience with hands-on design, onboarding and implementation of network and security configurations on Web Application Firewall and CDN with a focus on Bot detection and response.
• Deep working knowledge of layer 3 and 7 DDoS protection technologies.
• Understanding of Web Application fundamentals like JavaScript/CSS/JSON/XML.

Additional skills include:

• Strong knowledge of security network architecture (e.g. Firewalls, Load Balancers such as F5s, DMZ, proxies, DNS, web and mail servers).
• Exposure to cloud technologies, AWS, Azure and SaaS based security solutions.
• Experience integrating with Akamai APIs to facilitate information gathering and automation.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role can be based in Glasgow, or Northampton, or Knutsford, or Fleet.