F5 Application Security Engineer – WAF Migration

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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