# Sr. WAF Security Engineer

Hiring organization: [Warner Bros. Discovery](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/warner-bros-discovery)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/26ac34ef-28e8-44b9-92d8-3763bc3f60ce

Listed on Warner Bros. Discovery's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Senior
- Salary: 105280 – 195520 USD per year

## Summary

A senior security role focused on implementing and maintaining enterprise Web Application Firewalls and DDoS protections across a media company's digital properties. This suits experienced security engineers comfortable with hands-on infrastructure work who want to guide broader teams on perimeter security practices.

_Our summary, not Warner Bros. Discovery's wording._

## Skills named

Akamai, AWS CloudFormation, Bash (Scripting), Cloudflare, PowerShell, Python, Terraform

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years in application or network security with direct WAF/DDoS experience
- Hands-on expertise with at least one major WAF platform
- Experience writing or modifying WAF rules
- Practical experience with a major cloud provider SDK
- Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, OWASP Top 10, and API security
- Log analysis tools proficiency
- Scripting skills in Python, Bash, or PowerShell
- Experience securing applications across AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Problem-solving and cross-team collaboration skills
- Hybrid work 3 days onsite in Atlanta, DC, or Silver Spring

## Nice to have

- Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA, or SANS
- Infrastructure-as-code experience with Terraform or CloudFormation
- CDN integration and API Security framework familiarity
- Large-scale DDoS mitigation experience including volumetric and application-layer attacks

Apply on Warner Bros. Discovery's site: https://warnerbros.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/global/job/GA-Atlanta-1050-Techwood-Drive-NW/Sr-Security-Engineer--WAF_R000099531