51动漫免费在线观看

WAF Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom

WAF Engineer

  • 202605200
  • London, England, United Kingdom
  • Full time
View favourites

Description

The Network Operations Centre is a critical enterprise technology capability to ensure that we provide the level of service required to meet the needs of our business and ensure we protect WTW and our customers. This service is provided 24/7/365 and encompasses office & data centre networks, network security appliances & perimeter control. The WAF Engineer role is intended to maximise the operational performance of WTW services and maintain a strong secure posture. The role is accountable for BAU support of issues, controlling policy & compliance and supporting change activities. This role ensures the technical success of WAF services within the WTW environment in a Tier 3 capacity. The role is London based with a hybrid work style.?

The Role:?

  • Perform analysis and tuning of WAF policies to minimise false positives and false negatives while maintaining an appropriate security posture.
  • Design, implement, maintain and optimise WAF policies across multi-cloud environments.
  • Lead the investigation and mitigation of web application attacks, including OWASP Top 10 threats, bot attacks, credential stuffing, scraping, Layer 7 DDoS attacks and other web-based threats.
  • Develop, maintain and enhance custom WAF rules, managed rule exclusions, rate-limiting policies and bot protection controls.
  • Support transition of WAF policies from Detection mode to Prevention/Block mode through structured analysis, tuning, testing and stakeholder engagement.
  • Analyse attack patterns, logs and telemetry to identify emerging threats and implement effective mitigations.
  • Work closely with application owners, development teams and security stakeholders to ensure secure onboarding and operation of internet-facing applications.
  • Provide subject matter expertise for web application security, secure application delivery and WAF best practices.
  • Provide technical support to?Audit & Compliance, Capacity Management, Lifecycle Management, Vulnerability Management?and Risk Management?Functions.
  • Provide technical leadership during major incidents and drive to quick resolutions.
  • Coach team members on a proactive basis, raising the team’s overall technical acumen.
  • Restore service and complete root cause analysis of all incidents, driving actions to mitigate the root cause and remove risk of reoccurrence.
  • Participate on the Technical Design Authority forum
  • Implement changes/POCs to the environment in a controlled manner, with implementation and test plans.

Qualifications

What you'll bring:

  • Demonstrable expertise in investigating, analysing, and resolving WAF false positives and false negatives.
  • Strong expertise in implementing WAF solutions in Detection mode and transitioning policies to Prevention/Block mode through appropriate tuning and validation.
  • Proven expertise in developing and maintaining custom WAF rules, rule exclusions, rate limiting controls, and attack mitigation policies, rather than solely relying on out-of-the-box managed rules.
  • Extensive knowledge of web application attack vectors, including OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Remote Code Execution (RCE), bot attacks, credential stuffing, and API abuse.
  • Advanced hands-on expertise in attack mitigation, threat analysis, and the creation of bespoke security controls based on observed attack patterns.
  • Strong understanding of bot protection technologies, managed rule sets, policy tuning, and broader web application security best practices.
  • Demonstrated expertise with Azure Front Door WAF and Azure Application Gateway WAF in enterprise-scale environments.
  • Experience working across multi-cloud environments and/or vendor-agnostic WAF platforms.
  • Expertise in deploying and managing WAF infrastructure using Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code (IaC) technologies.
  • Proven ability to support large-scale production environments, with responsibility for change implementation, incident response, and threat mitigation.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent industry experience.
  • Strong industry expertise within IT or Telecommunications environments. Financial Services experience preferred.
  • Advanced expertise in Azure WAF and network management within complex enterprise environments.
  • Deep technical expertise in Network Security, with exposure to technologies such as Azure Firewall, Palo Alto Firewall/VPN, and Cisco solutions considered advantageous.
  • Ability to blend creativity, problem solving, and technical expertise to refine existing concepts and develop innovative approaches.
  • Ability to drive business process improvements and collaborate effectively with stakeholders and peers.
  • Ability to work under pressure and resolve complex technical issues effectively.
  • Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

?

What we offer:

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please email?candidatehelpdesk@wtwco.com

Unsolicited Contact

Any unsolicited resumes/candidate profiles submitted through our web site or to personal e-mail accounts of employees of Willis Towers Watson are considered property of Willis Towers Watson and are not subject to payment of agency fees. In order to be an authorized Recruitment Agency/Search Firm for Willis Towers Watson, any such agency must have an existing formal written agreement signed by an authorized Willis Towers Watson recruiter and an active working relationship with the organization. Resumes must be submitted according to our candidate submission process, which includes being actively engaged on the particular search. Likewise, for our authorized Recruitment Agencies/Search Firms, if the candidate submission process is not followed, no agency fees will be paid by Willis Towers Watson. Willis Towers Watson is an equal opportunity employer. If you would like to have your contact information saved for future consideration, please email: Agency.inquiries@willistowerswatson.com.

Our Offices

Our colleagues serve more than 140 countries and markets around the world. This gives a global dimension to everything we do and creates lots of exciting opportunities for you to collaborate and grow. Explore the map below to see where you career could take you.