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Barracuda WAF Engineer SME

Ampcus Inc.

Job Location:

McLean, MD - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 8 September 2026 (18 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 6 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Barracuda WAF Engineer (SME).
Location: McLean VA.

Job Description:

Need an experienced professional specializing in deploying managing and optimizing Barracudas application security solutions to protect web applications and APIs from threats like the OWASP Top 10 bot attacks and DDoS attempts.

Core Responsibilities:

Deployment & Configuration: Install and maintain physical virtual or cloud-based Barracuda WAF appliances (e.g. Azure AWS) in reverse proxy or bridge modes.
Policy Management: Create tune and manage security policies and application profiles to block SQL injection Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and CSRF while minimizing false positives.
Threat Mitigation: Monitor and mitigate application-layer DDoS attacks both traffic and advanced persistent threats.
Performance Optimization: Configure load balancing SSL/TLS offloading caching and compression to enhance application delivery and speed.
Monitoring & Incident Response: Analyze logs using tools like Splunk or Azure Monitor and respond to real-time security alerts and incidents.
Compliance & Data Protection: Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) rules to prevent sensitive data leakage and ensure compliance with standards like PCI DSS or GDPR.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of L7 protocols (HTTP/HTTPS) TCP/IP and web technologies (XML JSON REST APIs).
Security Knowledge: Proficiency in OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and modern web application attack vectors.
Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with public cloud platforms (AWS Azure) and their native security services.
Automation: Ability to automate WAF deployments and configurations using REST APIs or scripting (Python PowerShell).

Education:

Typically requires a bachelors degree in computer science IT or a related field.

Preferred Certifications:

Barracuda Web Application Firewall Certified Engineer (WAF01).
Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service - Foundation (WAS01).
General security certifications: CISSP CEH or CCNA.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.

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