Network Engineer

Job Title: Network Engineer F5 WAF

Location: Bangalore

Experience: 7+ Years (STRICTLY)

Employment Type: Permanent

Shift: Rotational Shifts

Notice Period: Immediate / Short Notice Preferred

About the Company:

Kyndryl is a leading global provider of IT infrastructure services, supporting mission-critical systems for enterprises worldwide. With deep expertise in network, security, cloud, and managed services, Kyndryl helps organizations modernize, secure, and operate their IT environments at scale.

Job Description:

Must-Have Skills:

• F5 WAF (ASM/Advanced WAF)
• OWASP Top 10
• Web Application Security
• WAF Policy Management
• Incident Response & Log Analysis
• Network Security

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in any IT discipline or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of experience in Network Security / WAF Administration
• Hands-on experience with F5 WAF policy creation, tuning, and management
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
• Experience in monitoring, analyzing, and responding to security incidents

Preferred Qualifications:

• F5 Certification: F5-301 / F5-303 / equivalent OEM professional certification
• Experience with Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Data Center environments
• Experience designing and implementing SDN and large-scale complex networks
• Hands-on with protocols/technologies such as:
• BGP
• OSPF
• MP-BGP EVPN
• VXLAN
• vPC

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, and manage F5 WAF policies to protect applications from OWASP Top 10 threats
• Create and fine-tune web application profiles to reduce false positives/negatives
• Monitor WAF logs and security events; investigate and respond to incidents
• Collaborate with development, network, and security teams to remediate vulnerabilities
• Perform WAF configuration management , version control, and backup/recovery
• Optimize WAF performance to ensure high availability and minimal latency
• Generate compliance and security reports (PCI-DSS, HIPAA, etc.)
• Perform F5 WAF upgrades, patches, and maintenance
• Stay updated with F5 best practices, new features, and security trends
• Share knowledge and best practices across teams

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