Technology Lead
Job Summary
At Broadridge weve built a culture where the highest goal is to empower others to accomplish more. If youre passionate about developing your career while helping others along the way come join the Broadridge team.
Technical Skills
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology Cybersecurity or a technology-related field.
- 7 years of experience in Information Security Application Security Network Security Cloud Security Infrastructure Security Security Engineering or related technology roles.
- Working knowledge of WAF technologies implementation approaches policy configuration rule tuning alert review false-positive handling and enforcement modes.
- Strong understanding of DNS concepts including domains subdomains CNAME records A records TTL propagation routing changes domain validation and DNS cutover planning.
- Good understanding of web application traffic flows including HTTP/HTTPS TLS certificates reverse proxies load balancers CDNs API gateways origin servers and ingress/egress routing.
- Basic understanding of web application security risks including OWASP Top 10 injection attacks cross-site scripting authentication weaknesses access control issues malicious bots and denial-of-service considerations.
- Basic understanding of cloud services cloud networking cloud security concepts cloud-hosted application architectures and cloud-native WAF services such as AWS WAF Azure Web Application Firewall Google Cloud Armor or equivalent services.
- Familiarity with application hosting models including on-premises hybrid cloud-hosted SaaS containerized and API-based environments.
- Experience supporting security implementation projects involving application network infrastructure cloud vendor and business teams.
- Familiarity with change management production cutover planning rollback planning deployment validation and post-implementation monitoring.
- Ability to review technical documentation architecture diagrams traffic flows DNS records certificates WAF logs rule triggers and implementation evidence.
- Experience with ServiceNow Jira Confluence SharePoint or similar workflow documentation and tracking platforms.
- Ability to create implementation trackers status dashboards risk logs cutover plans test plans stakeholder updates and operational documentation.
Soft Skills
- Strong stakeholder and program management skills with the ability to work as a collaborative team player while coordinating across applications infrastructure network cloud DNS security vendor and business teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly explain technical details risks blockers recommendations and next steps to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Strong ownership accountability and organizational skills to drive multiple WAF implementations in parallel from intake through deployment validation and closure.
- Strong problem-solving and influencing skills with the ability to identify technical dependencies manage risks escalate blockers and keep cross-functional teams aligned toward implementation milestones.
- Drive end-to-end WAF implementation for in-scope applications websites APIs and internet-facing services including intake technical discovery configuration testing validation production cutover and post-implementation review.
- Partner with application infrastructure network cloud DNS vendor and Information Security teams to plan and execute WAF onboarding activities.
- Gather and document key application and environment details including URLs domains subdomains origin IPs ports certificates traffic patterns hosting details ownership and business criticality.
- Support DNS and traffic routing activities such as CNAME updates domain validation routing changes cutover planning rollback planning and post-change verification.
- Work with technical teams to understand application architecture traffic flows load balancers CDNs reverse proxy configurations cloud hosting models and related security dependencies.
- Assist in defining implementing testing and tuning WAF policies managed rules custom rules exclusions allowlists blocklists rate limiting bot controls logging alerting and enforcement modes.
- Review WAF alerts blocked requests false positives rule triggers and traffic patterns during implementation and tuning to ensure effective protection with minimal business impact.
- Ensure WAF implementations consider application security risks such as OWASP Top 10 authentication flows APIs file uploads business-critical transactions and user experience impact.
- Track implementation progress dependencies risks issues blockers and completion status across multiple applications or workstreams.
- Develop and maintain implementation plans cutover checklists testing evidence deployment status risk summaries stakeholder updates and operational documentation.
- Support change management activities including change request preparation deployment communications rollback steps implementation windows and post-implementation validation.
- Identify and escalate risks such as DNS ownership gaps certificate issues incomplete documentation unsupported traffic flows application compatibility issues unclear ownership or insufficient testing.
- Provide clear implementation status risk updates recommendations and next steps to management and key stakeholders.
- Contribute to process improvements onboarding templates implementation playbooks checklists and repeatable WAF deployment practices
Good to Have
- Experience with WAF platforms CDN DDoS protection bot management API security edge security platforms or cloud-native application protection services such as Akamai Cloudflare F5 Imperva AWS WAF Azure Web Application Firewall or Google Cloud Armor.
- Familiarity with Terraform infrastructure-as-code cloud-native deployment practices TLS certificate management WAF log analysis rule tuning exception handling and security monitoring.
- Relevant certifications such as Security AWS Cloud Practitioner AWS Security Specialty Azure Fundamentals Azure Security Engineer CCSP CCSK CISSP or similar certifications; experience in regulated industries such as financial services banking capital markets healthcare or insurance is a plus.
We are dedicated to fostering a collaborative engaging and inclusive environment and are committed to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work. We believe that associates do their best when they feel safe understood and valued and we work diligently and collaboratively to ensure Broadridge is a companyand ultimately a communitythat recognizes and celebrates everyones unique perspective.
Use of AI in Hiring
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About Company
Broadridge, a global technology leader with solutions that power investing, governance, and communications for clients and the financial industry.