Network Security Engineer Houston - TX - Texas

Key Responsibilities

Translate business and application security requirements into enterprise-grade WAAP and network security architectures.

Develop and support solutions aligned with Client application security and defense-in-depth strategy.

Lead architecture, design, and deployment of Web Application and API Protection (WAAP) solutions across global environments.

Develop and drive multi-year roadmap for application-layer security, including WAF, API security, bot protection, and DDoS mitigation.

WAAP Responsibilities (Primary Focus)

Architect, implement, and manage WAAP platforms, including:

o Web Application Firewall (WAF)

o API Security (discovery, protection, runtime analysis)

o Bot Management

o DDoS Protection (L3 L7)

Design and deploy WAAP solutions using platforms such as:

o Thales Imperva

o Cloud-native WAFs (Azure, AWS WAF) or equivalent

Develop and maintain custom WAF rules, security policies, and signatures to protect critical applications.

Perform false positive tuning, policy optimization, and rule of lifecycle management.

Enable API discovery, schema enforcement, and protection against OWASP API Top 10 threats.

Integrate WAAP with:

o SIEMSOAR platforms

o Identity providers

o Threat intelligence feeds

Collaborate with application teams to:

o Onboard applications into WAAP platforms

o Perform security assessments and risk reviews

o Ensure minimal performance impact while enforcing strong security controls

Implement protection against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS, RCE, etc.).

Lead WAAP incident response and root cause analysis for application-layer attacks.

Define and track application security metrics and KPIs (attack trends, mitigation effectiveness).

Ensure compliance with security frameworks (CIS, NIST, Zero Trust, data protection standards).