Job Description
Skill: WAF
nTechnical Skill Set: Akamai, Cloudflare
nExperience:5+ years
nDate of interview: 5th September 2026
nMode of interview: Face-to-Face interview
nInterview location: Chennai
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nJob Description:
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n1.Monitor and analyze Cloudflare WAF alerts, logs, and dashboards for advanced threat detection
n2. Perform initial triage to classify alerts into true positives and false positives
n3.Perform deep-dive analysis of web application attacks (SQL Injection, XSS, RCE, bot attacks, API abuse)
n4.Analyze WAF logs (IP, headers, URLs, payloads) to identify potential threats
n5.Validate rule triggers and policy violations against known attack patterns
n6.Firewall HA configuration and troubleshooting.
n7.Escalate confirmed or high-risk incidents to L2/L3 teams with supporting evidence




n8.Support WAF rule tuning by identifying false positives/negatives. Execute predefined playbooks for common web attacks (SQLi, XSS, bot activity)
n9.Ensure WAF platform health, uptime, and alerting mechanisms are functioning
n10.Support onboarding of current applications into WAF and ensure proper protection policies are applied
n11.Maintain incident documentation, ticket updates, and reporting records
n12.Coordinate with AppSec, SOC, and network teams for incident resolution and tuning
n13.Exposure to DDoS protection mechanisms and rate-limiting strategies
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