Job Description WAF SME (Web Application Firewall)

Location: Noida
Experience: 7+ Years
Notice Period: Immediate Joiners Preferred

Role Overview

We are seeking a WAF SME to manage both on-prem and cloud-based WAF deployments, ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and compliance with enterprise security standards.

Key Responsibilities
Manage Citrix NetScaler: Oversee 4 SDX appliances and 11 VPX instances (3 cloud + 8 on-prem), supporting ~1500 internet-facing applications
Manage Imperva WAF: Handle gateway appliances and virtual deployments, ensuring high availability, low latency, and SSL acceleration
Configure and maintain WAF policies, signatures, and profiles
Apply Web App Firewall protection to VPN, authentication, and portal endpoints in NetScaler settings
Ensure compliance with enterprise security standards and vendor best practices
Handle 3 4 change requests and 10 12 troubleshooting tasks weekly for WAF platforms
Support L3-level incident response and RCA for WAF-related alerts and anomalies
Collaborate with SOC and SIEM teams to correlate WAF logs with broader threat detection workflows




Monitor WAF performance metrics such as latency, throughput, and SSL/TLS transaction rates
Tune policies to reduce false positives and minimize impact on application performance
Implement fault-tolerant configurations with hot-swappable components and high-availability clustering
Participate in governance forums and SLA reviews to report on WAF posture and incident metrics
Ensure WAF configurations align with compliance frameworks and audit requirements
Contribute to CXO dashboards and Power BI reporting for perimeter security
Act as a domain-specific SME within the broader CDC team, collaborating with DLP, EDR, and Cloud Security SMEs
Support cross-skilling initiatives to reduce dependency and improve operational resilience

Tools Technologies
Netscaler
Imperva

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