Job Title: Senior Consultant - AWS WAF Migration Specialist
Job ID: DLTJP
Location: USI Location (Hybrid)
Experience: 6-10 Years
Work Mode: Hybrid
Conversion: NA
Job Summary:
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Consultant to lead the migration of web applications from Imperva Web Application Firewall (WAF) to Amazon Web Services (AWS) WAF. This role is crucial for ensuring a seamless and secure transition, requiring a deep understanding of both Imperva WAF and AWS WAF, along with related AWS services. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the end-to-end migration process, including planning, execution, and post-migration optimization. This individual will work independently, requiring strong planning and execution skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Migration Planning and Strategy:Develop a comprehensive migration plan, including detailed timelines, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Conduct thorough analysis of the current Imperva WAF environment to identify dependencies, complexities, and potential challenges.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to define migration objectives, requirements, and success metrics.
- Create a detailed migration roadmap, ensuring alignment with business and technical goals.
- Technical Execution:Configure and optimize AWS environments for web applications previously protected by Imperva WAF.
- Implement AWS WAF policies and rules, ensuring robust security posture.
- Perform the migration of URL's, configurations, and security policies from Imperva WAF to AWS WAF.
- Utilize AWS services (e.g., CloudFormation, Lambda, CloudWatch) to streamline migration and post-migration operations.
- Onboard web applications to AWS WAF, and define necessary security policies.
- Testing and Validation:Develop and execute comprehensive test plans to validate the functionality, performance, and security of migrated web applications.
- Identify and resolve any issues or discrepancies during the migration process.
- Ensure compliance with security standards and regulations.
- Conduct performance tuning and optimization post-migration.
- Documentation and Knowledge Transfer:Create detailed documentation of the migration process, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures.
- Provide knowledge transfer and training to internal teams on AWS WAF management.
- Develop user manuals and operational guides.
- Day-to-Day Responsibilities:Analyze URLs and access patterns to define migration timelines and strategies.
- Assess and mitigate potential business impacts during the migration process.
- Plan and execute migration activities, including defining prerequisites and dependencies.
Required Qualifications:
- 6-10 years of experience in web application security and network security.
- Strong expertise in AWS WAF and related AWS services.
- Proven experience in migrating WAF solutions, ideally from Imperva WAF to AWS WAF.
- In-depth understanding of web application security principles and firewall concepts.
- Proficiency in writing JSON rules for WAF configurations.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage migration projects effectively.
- Experience with Imperva WAF is highly desirable.
- Strong background in AWS.
- Experince in migration activities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- AWS Certified Security Specialty or similar certifications.
- Familiarity with OWASP guidelines.