Cyber Defense Engineer: WAF, DDoS & Incident Response

Capgemini; Langreo; On-site; EUR 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a cybersecurity professional to monitor and respond to security incidents across enterprise environments. You will manage WAF, reverse proxy, and DDoS mitigation solutions, perform advanced troubleshooting, and document findings for remediation.

You will collaborate with SOC teams, infrastructure groups, and external partners to strengthen cyber resilience and develop incident response playbooks for ongoing protection.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, or SOC environments.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and respond to network security incidents and cybersecurity alerts.
• Provide Level 2 support and administration for WAF, Proxy, Reverse Proxy, and Anti-DDoS solutions.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting of network and security-related issues.
• Investigate security events, document findings, and drive remediation activities.
• Collaborate with SOC analysts, infrastructure teams, customers, and third-party vendors.
• Develop and maintain incident response playbooks and operational security procedures.
• Contribute to security assessments, risk mitigation initiatives, and continuous improvement of cybersecurity controls.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Network security

WAF

DDoS mitigation

Incident response

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Job description

Capgemini is seeking a cybersecurity professional to monitor and respond to security incidents across enterprise environments. You will manage WAF, reverse proxy, and DDoS mitigation solutions, perform advanced troubleshooting, and document findings for remediation.

You will collaborate with SOC teams, infrastructure groups, and external partners to strengthen cyber resilience and develop incident response playbooks for ongoing protection.