Security Engineer - WAF SME

Networking People (UK) Limited • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 1d ago

Contract: Security Engineer - WAF SME
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 3 months (extendable)
Location: Remote
Rate: Negotiable depending on experience (deemed inside IR35)
Reference: 19542
The primary role is to tune WAF accurately and safely
Immediate contract for experienced WAF engineers to help augment the internal Efficacy and Security Engineering teams with hands-on consultancy focused on WAF tuning and efficacy testing across F5 and cloud-native WAFs (covering at least two out of three major CSPs: AWS, Azure, GCP). A focus on tuning rules, analysing data, reducing false positives, and validating control efficacy in production-like conditions.
Scope Includes:

SOC / Threat / Forensics or CSIRT backgrounds - very experienced with analysing security logs to quickly ascertain TP/FP conviction and the techniques to except
Ideally some AppSec / DevSecOps or Ethical Hacking experience - need a good understanding of Web Application attacks and security; they must have deep knowledge of the OWASP Top 10
If they have Hands-on tuning experience with F5.
Custom rule creation, OWASP rule tuning (especially for F5), false positive reduction.
Log analysis and data-driven tuning based on real traffic.
Support for cloud-native WAF tuning (all three Cloud providers) -not deployment or infra setup.
Efficacy testing in partnership with the internal team - recommend adjustments based on findings.
Well-rounded profiles with real-world exposure -not theoretical or solely vendor-trained.
Security Engineering skills too, this a bonus

Background check completion prior to contract commencement will be required
Must be eligible to work in UK for duration of the project

Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

JBRP1_UKTJ

Related Jobs

Splunk Site Reliability Engineer

Flint UK Technology Services • APPLICATION • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 2d ago

Engineer

Job Title: Splunk Site Reliability Engineer/Migration Specialist (Contract) Location: Birmingham (Hybrid/On-site, required 3 days per week) Contract Type: Contract Duration: 3 months rolling Job Summary: We are seeking a...

2d ago

Apply

Contract F5 Operations Load Balancing Engineer - Investment Banking - LTM/GTM/Troubleshooting/Proxy

Scope AT Limited • APPLICATION • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 3d ago

Engineer

Contract F5 Operations Load Balancing Engineer - Investment Banking - LTM/GTM/Troubleshooting/Proxy The role is within the EMEA Network Engineering team, working on complex technical designs that enable business strategi...

3d ago

Apply

Imaging Engineer

Queen Square Recruitment Limited • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 1w ago

Engineer

Our client, a leading global organization, is partnering with a prestigious end client based in Farnborough. Were excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for askilled OS Imaging Engineer with active UK Security Clear...

1w ago

Apply

DevOps Lead

IO Associates • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 18h ago

Outside IR35

Role: DevOps Lead Cloud: Azure Start Date: September 2025 Location: London or Edinburgh (4 Days per week) Duration: 12 Months Rate: £700 Outside IR35 iO are on the lookout for an experienced DevOps Lead to join a high-pe...

18h ago

Apply

Enterprise Architect (Major Transformation Programme) - FTC

TXP • APPLICATION • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • £80,000 - £90,000 / * • 19h ago

Architect

Role: Enterprise Architect (Major transformation Programme) Salary: £80,000-£90,000 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Contract: 6 months Fixed Term Working location: Remote working with occasional travel to the West Midlands We are w...

19h ago

Apply

Tech Ops Analyst

Outsource UK lTD • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 20h ago

Umbrella

Job: Tech Ops Analyst Client: BAE Systems Duration: 12 months Location: Remote Hourly Rate: £31.19 PAYE, £41.94 Umbrella On-site Working Arrangements: Occasional on-site attendance in Preston Working Hours: - 37 hours pe...

20h ago

Apply

ServiceNow Solution Architect CGEMJP

Experis • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 20h ago

Architect Umbrella

Role Title: ServiceNow Solution Architect Duration: 2 month initial contract Location: Remote Rate: TBC p/d Umbrella inside IR35 Role purpose / summary ServiceNow Solution Architect to lead the design and governance of e...

20h ago

Apply

VMware NSX Architect

Oscar Associates (UK) Limited • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 20h ago

Architect

VMware NSX Architect 3 Month Contract £500-600 p/day Remote We are seeking an experienced VMware NSX Architect to lead the networking design for a VCF 9.x environment. You'll be responsible for overlay and VLAN-backed to...

20h ago

Apply

Enterprise Architect Major Transformation Programme

TXP • TRAFFIC • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • £600 - £700 / * • 1d ago

Architect

Role: Enterprise Architect (Major transformation Programme) Day rate: £600pd-£700pd (Inside IR35) Contract: 6 months initial Working location: Remote working with occasional travel to the West Midlands We are working wit...

1d ago

Apply

SAP MM/Ariba Consultant

ARM (Advanced Resource Managers) • APPLICATION • Birmingham, Not Specified, United Kingdom • 1d ago

Outside IR35

SAP MM/Ariba Consultant 3 months initially Remote/Birmingham £Negotiable - INSIDE IR35 Implementation and Configuration: End-to-end implementation of SAP S/4HANA MM, including gathering business requirements, system desi...

1d ago

Apply