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• This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Analista de Segurança da Informação - Engenharia de Defesa (WAF Akamai) based in Brazil.
• This is an opportunity to work at the intersection of application security, infrastructure, and cyber defense in a technically demanding environment.
• You will be responsible for the operation and continuous evolution of Web Application Firewall protections across critical applications.
• The role combines hands-on administration, troubleshooting, policy refinement, and support for sensitive production environments.
• You will help protect web applications against threats while ensuring legitimate traffic is not unnecessarily blocked.
• The position involves close collaboration with technical teams, partners, and stakeholders during changes, incidents, and war rooms.
• You will also contribute to security governance, operational hygiene, and the adoption of robust protection practices.
• The role is fully remote and offers the opportunity to work with advanced cybersecurity technologies and high-impact security challenges.
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• Accountabilities
• Configure and support the protection of new applications through WAF policies, rules, exceptions, domains, and environments.
• Perform ongoing administration, maintenance, parametrization, and refinement of WAF policies for applications already under protection.
• Participate in war rooms to investigate false positives, troubleshoot application behavior, support security incidents, and monitor sensitive production changes.
• Analyze technical requests received through service-management and collaboration platforms, assess potential impacts, and implement the required configurations.
• Review WAF policies, identify obsolete objects, and maintain logical access for users and APIs through the Akamai management environment.
• Collaborate with technology partners and other security teams, providing complementary operational support for environments such as AWS WAF.
• Contribute to secure, stable, and efficient application protection by continuously improving configurations, processes, and operational practices.
• Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or a compatible specialization in Information Security.
• Solid mid-level experience administering, operating, and supporting Web Application Firewall (WAF) environments, preferably Akamai.
• Strong knowledge of web application security, HTTP/HTTPS traffic analysis, and network protocols.
• Practical experience troubleshooting applications, identifying false positives, and adjusting WAF blocking policies.
• Experience working with change-management processes based on ITIL practices and participating in war rooms.
• Knowledge of AWS WAF is desirable.
• Technical certifications related to Akamai, cloud application security, or AppSec are desirable.
• Understanding of common web vulnerabilities, including OWASP Top 10, and their mitigation through WAF technologies is a plus.
• Experience handling service requests and incidents through platforms such as ServiceNow is desirable.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to remain effective in high-pressure and critical production environments.
• Collaborative communication skills and a proactive approach to security operations and continuous improvement.
• Benefits
• Performance-based profit-sharing (PLR).
• Health insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Flexible multi-benefit card for meal and food allowances.
• Transportation allowance.
• TotalPass access.
• Birthday day off.
• SESC partnership.
• Extended maternity and paternity leave.
• Mental health support and therapy platforms.
• Remote work model.
• Access to a technically strong, collaborative environment with low bureaucracy.
• Opportunities for professional growth and participation in strategic technical decisions.
• Informal workplace culture, with regular team gatherings, feedback, and employee well-being initiatives.

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