L3 Senior Security Engineer – WAF & DDoS (F5 | Radware) Availability: Immediate Joiners to 30 Days Notice Period Only Job Overview Position: L3 Senior Security Engineer
Primary Expertise: F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) & Radware DDoS Protection
Preferred Technologies: Palo Alto, Cisco, or Fortinet Firewalls
Experience Required: 6–9 years in Network/Cybersecurity (Minimum 4+ years hands-on with F5 WAF & Radware DDoS)
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related discipline Job SummaryWe are seeking an expert L3 Senior Security Engineer to architect, lead, and manage enterprise-grade F5 WAF and Radware DDoS protection infrastructure. You will drive advanced threat mitigation, policy lifecycle management, architecture optimization, and serve as the final escalation point for complex security incidents. Key Responsibilities1.
Architecture, Operations & Engineering Lead the deployment, architecture, and optimization of F5 WAF (ASM/Advanced WAF) and Radware DDoS defense systems.
Design, tune, and maintain high-security WAF policies, custom signatures, and threat intelligence feeds with minimal false positives.
Architect and execute large-scale application onboarding and automated traffic-steering workflows.
Lead end-to-end mitigation of complex, multi-vector DDoS attacks (Layer 3/4/7) using Radware solutions.
Oversee enterprise SSL/TLS certificate lifecycles, cipher policies, and cryptographic standards.
Drive routine capacity planning, software upgrades, firmware patching, and disaster recovery drills.
Incident Management & L3 Escalation
Act as the technical L3 escalation point for critical security incidents, web application failures, and sophisticated cyber attacks.
Perform advanced forensic log analysis, packet capture (PCAP) inspection, and event correlation.
Collaborate closely with SOC, Threat Intel, and application teams for swift incident containment and root-cause analysis (RCA).
Enforce stringent security governance, compliance benchmarks, and documentation standards.
Required Skills & Competencies Core Technologies: Expert-level hands-on experience with F5 WAF/ASM and Radware DefensePro/Emergency Response.
Security Acumen: Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10, API security, bot mitigation, and advanced web threat vectors.
Networking & Protocols: Mastery of HTTP/HTTPS, TLS 1.3, DNS, TCP/IP stack, BGP routing, and load balancing principles.
Troubleshooting: Advanced packet-level troubleshooting capabilities (Wireshark, tcpdump) for complex traffic flows.
OS & Automation: Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix environments; scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell for automation.
Added
Advantage (Preferred Technologies) Firewalls: Hands-on architecture and policy management with Palo Alto, Cisco, or Fortinet Firewalls.
Cloud & SIEM: Exposure to AWS/Azure/GCP cloud security and SIEM tools (Splunk, QRadar, Sentinel).
Preferred
Certifications F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator / F5 Certified Technology Specialist (ASM/WAF)
Radware Certified Qualified (RCP)
CISSP, CISM, or relevant advanced security certifications Skills: mitigation,f5 waf,radware,firewalls,ddos
📌 WAF & DDoSRadware)-Senior Security Engineer (Mumbai)
🏢 Neev
📍 Mumbai