Web Application Firewall Cybersecurity Technical Specialist

Job Description:

Are you interested in Cyber Security and Digital Transformation? Are you willing to work in a multi-cultural environment, on a worldwide perimeter. Are you ready to take on a new and exciting challenge? Airbus gives you the opportunity to apply your expertise and develop your skills and competencies!

The company is undergoing a transformation into an agile, innovative, customer centric and digitally powered business. For the IT function this means having the unique opportunity to shift from an efficient enabler towards a creator of Business value!

Airbus is a leader in the aircraft industry, offering many challenging opportunities and providing a handful of benefits to its employees: world wide scope, access to key markets, mobility opportunities, and last but not least, a respectable work-life balance.

• The candidate will work in the context of the Application Security /SecDevOps (Secure Development and Operations of Software Applications) and will take care of the Web Application Firewall (WAF). The WAF is the security system that monitors, filters, and blocks HTTP traffic to and from a web application. WAFs are designed to protect -in real time- web applications from attacks such as cross-site scripting (XSS), SQL injection, cookie poisoning, and other web-based threats. 

  
  

• The candidate will coordinate the on-boarding of Airbus Software Applications in the WAF services.

  
  

• The candidate will be responsible for managing the interface with the Airbus subcontractors that provide the WAF services, the Airbus Network Teams and the Airbus Application Owners.

  
  

• The candidate will work in collaboration with the Vulnerability Management, Critical Asset Protection and Business teams to manage WAF non compliances and enable remediation.

  
  

• The candidate will support the control of financial aspects of the WAF services.

  
  

• The candidate will implement WAF solutions in Airbus Roofs 

  
  

• The candidate will integrate dashboards that measure the progress of WAF deployment and WAF service key performance indicators (KPIs). For example:

  
  

Rate of onboarding of applications

Areas of potential attack are protected as necessary (risk coverage) 

How many non compliances are detected and remediated

Budget consumption

Stability of the WAF solution

Your boarding pass:

We are looking for motivated people with at least 5 to 10 + years of experience and strong references, with excellent English communication and problem solving skills, the ability to understand complex environments & processes, programs and accustomed to dealing with all levels from operational staff to senior management inside as well as outside IT.

We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We're looking above all for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change.

Are you ready to share this exciting challenge with us?

You will need to confirm one or several of the following competences and skills:

• Ideally educated to a master degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Engineering or a related discipline

  
  

• Stakeholder management , capability to influence business decision

  
  

• Understanding of large range of security topics from hardware, networks, systems, applications to data, and new digital capabilities 

  
  

• Comprehensive ability to troubleshoot and remediate complex security vulnerabilities and non compliances 

  
  

• Ability to document and diagram technical processes and workflows

  
  

• Fundamentals Splunk skills 

  
  

• Advanced experience (7+) Web Application Firewall services deployment and maintenance.

  
  

• A passion to stay on top of security trends, experiment with and learn new technologies.

  
  

• Ability to learn quickly in a loosely structured, rapidly changing work environment.

  
  

• Knowledge of of project management and agile methodologies

  
  

• Adaptable, autonomous and value & customer minded

  
  

• Good written and verbal communication skills

  
  

• Advanced level of English

  
  

Feel like you can't tick some boxes above? If you have most of the skills and experience that we're looking for and are willing to use your talent to learn the rest, we encourage you to apply!

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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