Web Application Firewall Engineer

• Job Title: Web Application Firewall Engineer

• Location: Charlotte, NC — Hybrid preferred; local candidates only
• Tax Term (W2, C2C): W2 / C2C
• Job Type (Permanent/Contract): Contract
• Duration: Long Term
• Pay Range: DOE

• Description:
  We are seeking an experienced Web Application Firewall Engineer to support, monitor, troubleshoot, and engineer enterprise web application firewall and application security technologies. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP, F5 ASM/AWAF, and Akamai Kona, including experience migrating applications from legacy BIG-IP environments to newer F5 platforms. The role requires strong troubleshooting, networking, application security, and enterprise security engineering capabilities.

  Role and Responsibilities:

• Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Web Application Firewalls, including F5 and Akamai.
• Perform expert-level troubleshooting of WAF and application security technologies.
• Support architecture, engineering, deployment, and migration activities for security technologies.
• Migrate applications from legacy BIG-IP environments to modern F5 platforms.
• Perform regular health checks, configuration reviews, and user activity audits.
• Analyze packet captures, CLI output, application logs, and network traffic to troubleshoot security issues.
• Work closely with application developers and infrastructure teams to resolve security and connectivity issues.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation covering security architecture, configurations, operations, and management.
• Support additional network security technologies such as firewalls and Network Access Control when required.
• Participate in security projects, incident response, and on-call support.
• Use scripting and automation to improve operational efficiency.

• Required Skills:

• 5 years of hands-on experience with enterprise Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies.
• Strong hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP.
• Strong experience with F5 ASM/AWAF.
• Experience with Akamai Kona / Akamai WAF.
• Proven experience migrating applications from legacy BIG-IP to F5 environments.
• Strong understanding of Layer 7/application-layer security and TCP/IP fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with packet captures, CLI commands, network protocols, and application logs.
• Experience supporting enterprise security infrastructure and security projects.
• Knowledge of application security and secure coding practices.
• Python or PowerShell scripting experience is a plus.
• Strong communication and documentation skills.
• Ability to work with technical and business teams at different organizational levels.
• Ability to participate in on-call and flexible support schedules.

• Qualifications:

• Bachelor''s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field.
• 5 years of relevant WAF/security engineering experience.
• Local to Charlotte, NC and available for a hybrid work arrangement.
• Must be available for an in-person client interview.

Salary : $45 - $50