F5 Application Security Engineer – WAF Migration

About This Role

Position Title : F5 WAF Engineer

Experience: 5–8 Years (Minimum)

Location: Dubai / UAE (On-site )

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced F5 WAF Migration Engineer to support large-scale application security and datacenter migration projects. The candidate will be responsible for the migration, configuration, optimization, and troubleshooting of F5 BIG-IP WAF environments, ensuring secure and seamless transition of applications with minimal disruption.

The ideal candidate must have hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP ASM/AWAF, strong understanding of application security policies, and experience executing WAF migrations across data centers or cloud

Environments. Experience with Palo Alto and Fortinet firewalls will be considered a strong advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

F5 WAF Migration & Implementation

* Perform migration of F5 BIG-IP ASM/AWAF configurations from legacy platforms to new environments (physical, virtual, or cloud).

* Execute policy migration, tuning, and optimization for web application security.

* Configure and support F5 modules including:

➢ LTM (Local Traffic Manager)

➢ ASM / AWAF (Web Application Firewall)

➢ APM (Access Policy Manager) – optional

* Perform cutover planning and execution during maintenance windows.

* Conduct pre-migration assessments and configuration audits.

Infrastructure & Migration Support

* Work closely with network and application teams during migration.

* Validate application connectivity, SSL offloading, and traffic routing.

* Perform post-migration testing and validation to ensure service continuity.

* Support troubleshooting and performance optimization of the F5 environment.

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

* Prepare and maintain technical documentation including:

➢ HLD / LLD

➢ Migration plans

➢ As-built configuration documents

* Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to internal teams.

Certifications (Preferred)

At least one of the following:

* F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA)

* F5 Certified Technology Specialist (F5-CTS – ASM/AWAF)

Added Advantage Skills

Candidates with the following experience will be preferred:

* Palo Alto Networks Firewalls (NGFW / Panorama)

* Fortinet FortiGate Firewalls

* Experience with multi-vendor security environments

* Experience with data center migration projects

* Cloud WAF experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Preferred Project Experience

* WAF migration projects

* Data center migration programs

* Application security implementations

* Large enterprise environments (banking, aviation, government

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