Associate Mgr., Web Application Firewall (WAF)

As an Associate Manager supporting the Yum! Global Technology Risk Management (GTRM) team, you will lead the day-to-day operations and optimization of our Web Application Firewall (WAF) services, with a primary focus on Akamai technologies. You will manage a small team of security engineers and analysts, ensuring the secure and efficient delivery of WAF services across Yum’s global brands.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and mentor a small team responsible for WAF operations, providing coaching, performance feedback, and technical guidance.
• Set team goals and objectives, conduct performance reviews, and manage workload distribution.
• Support career development and growth opportunities for team members.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.
• Administer and optimize WAF configurations, including Kona Site Defender policies, rate controls, and bot protections.
• Monitor WAF performance and security alerts, triage incidents, and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with brand security teams to align WAF policies with business needs and compliance requirements.
• Support onboarding of new applications and services into WAF, including rule tuning and testing.
• Maintain documentation for WAF configurations, change management, and incident response.
• Participate in vendor management activities, including service reviews and roadmap planning.
• Contribute to the development of dashboards and metrics for WAF effectiveness and coverage.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Salary Range : $, - $, annually + bonus eligibility.  This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.