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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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

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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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📌 WAF - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
🏢 Tata Consultancy Services
📍 Chennai