Lead Cybersecurity WAF Engineer

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🕒 February 4

🏢🏡 Atlanta – Hybrid

💵 $122.6k - $204.4k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Cox Enterprises

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1898

🏢 Enterprise

📡 Telecommunications

🚗 Transport

💰 Seed Round on 2014-12

Enterprise • Telecommunications • Transport

Cox Enterprises is a leading communications, media, and automotive services company with a mission to solve pressing challenges while building a more connected, mobile, and sustainable world. With over 125 years in business, Cox has invested over $1 billion in sustainable businesses and technology, generating $23 billion in revenue. The company comprises divisions like Cox Communications and Cox Automotive, which provide various B2B technology solutions and automotive services. Cox values innovation, inclusion, and the power of connection, aiming to foster a work environment where diverse voices are heard and respected. The company's commitment to sustainability and social impact is recognized by awards and certifications, such as being named a zero-waste business by Zero Waste USA.

📋 Description

• Own and champion the enterprise WAF, shaping its strategy, patterns, and standards in partnership with the architecture team • Analyze WAF rules to identify improvements and explain recommended changes to improve the protections the WAF provides • Collaborating with security architecture on long‑term WAF strategy, including technology standards, architectural patterns, and security roadmaps • Author and maintain runbooks, playbooks, and threat specific WAF tuning strategies • Lead the creation and continuous improvement of runbooks, playbooks, and automated detection/triggers • Perform cyber engineering trend analysis and reporting, defining and recommending tool, infrastructure and other improvements • Proposes and helps review plans and policies to improve the overall security environment • Participate in security events and incident response (e.g., botnet traffic spikes, Layer 7 attacks) to identify gaps in current design and propose solutions to prevent threats from reoccurring • Research and evaluate emerging security trends, threats, and technologies, and recommend appropriate solutions and enhancements

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field • At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity with at least 2 years managing enterprise WAF • Demonstrated expert level experience architecting, implementing, and operating enterprise WAF solutions across multiple environments • Deep knowledge of how network traffic routes between clients and servers across the internet (e.g., DNS, HTTP/S, CDN/edge routing) • Clearly articulate the objective of specific cybersecurity policies and procedures to technical and non-technical stakeholders • Proven experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams • Excellent customer service skills, writing, and presentation skills • Proficient in Python and Terraform • Experience utilizing Agile methodologies and DevSecOps • Relevant industry certification (e.g., CISSP, CEH, OSCP, Azure, AWS, CISM, CISA)

🏖️ Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations • seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year • up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members • additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave • time off to vote • jury duty leave • volunteer time off • military leave • parental leave • health care insurance (medical, dental, vision) • retirement planning (401(k)) • paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)