WAF Engineer - Information Security

Pay Rate

$50-55/Hr

Location

ONSITE Atlanta, GA

Duration

6 months

Role Title

WAF Engineer - Information Security

Required Skills & Experience

Key Responsibilities

• 1.Design, implement, and manage Imperva WAF security policies to protect internet-facing web applications and APIs.
• 2.Configure and continuously tune Imperva WAF rules, security policies, and exceptions to mitigate threats while minimizing false positives and business impact.
• 3.Provide Level 3 support for WAF-related incidents and operational issues, including troubleshooting blocked requests, application access issues, SSL/TLS errors, and connectivity problems.
• 4.Analyze web traffic, WAF events, and security logs to identify malicious activity, investigate incidents, and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• 5.Configure and manage protections for common web application threats, including SQL injection, cross-site scripting, malicious bots, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
• 6.Support application onboarding to Imperva WAF, including DNS configuration, SSL/TLS certificate management, origin connectivity, and validation of security policies.
• 7.Use infrastructure-as-code tools, particularly Terraform, and Imperva APIs to automate supported configurations and improve operational consistency.
• 8.Collaborate with application, network, cloud, and security operations teams to align WAF policies with application requirements and security standards.
• 9.Develop and maintain operational procedures, configuration standards, troubleshooting guides, and change documentation.
• 10.Monitor emerging web application threats and update Imperva security policies and controls accordingly.