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F5 Application Security Engineer – WAF Migration

Whizz HR
Dubai, UAE
fulltime
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2 months ago
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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.

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:

➢ ASM And 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 And 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
  • Kindly share your Resume at [email protected]

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