Junior Resident Engineer – API Security

Root-360 Information Technology Consultants; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 74,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy firm in Saudi Arabia is seeking a Resident Engineer for Wallarm API Security. This role involves working closely with customers to ensure the successful deployment and optimization of the Wallarm platform, enhancing API security. Ideal candidates will have over 5 years of technical experience in roles such as Security Engineer or DevOps Engineer, alongside strong API security knowledge and the ability to build strong relationships with customer teams. A competitive compensation package is offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits

Opportunity to influence product direction

Collaboration with security and engineering teams

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a technical role such as Security Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or Solutions Architect.
• Prior experience in a customer-facing or embedded role is strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 / OWASP API Top 10 is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary on-site Wallarm technical authority for the customer.
• Lead deployment and configuration of Wallarm across customer environments.
• Monitor, analyze, and respond to API security events, attacks, and anomalies.
• Provide hands-on training and knowledge transfer to customer teams.

Skills

API security

Kubernetes

Containers

Microservices architectures

Linux

Networking fundamentals

HTTP/TLS

WAF experience

Reverse proxies

Log analysis

Tools

SIEM tools (Splunk, Elastic, Datadog)

Scripting (Python, Bash, Go)

Job description

Role Overview

As a Resident Engineer for Wallarm API Security, you will serve as the dedicated technical expert embedded with a strategic customer. You will act as the primary bridge between the customers engineering, security, and operations teams and Wallarms product, engineering, and support organizations. Your mission is to ensure successful deployment, optimization, and ongoing operational excellence of the Wallarm platform, while helping the customer improve their overall API security posture. This role combines deep technical expertise, hands‑on implementation, customer advocacy, and security consulting.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Engagement & Technical Leadership

• Act as the primary on‑site Wallarm technical authority for the customer
• Build trusted relationships with security, platform, SRE, DevOps, and application teams
• Translate customer security and business requirements into Wallarm technical solutions
• Provide architectural guidance for securing APIs, microservices, and web applications

Deployment & Integration

• Lead deployment and configuration of Wallarm across customer environments (cloud, Kubernetes, on‑prem, hybrid)
• Integrate Wallarm with CI/CD pipelines, API gateways, ingress controllers, WAFs, SIEMs, and monitoring tools
• Tune policies, detection models, and enforcement modes to minimize false positives while maximizing protection
• Assist with onboarding new applications, APIs, and services into Wallarm

Security Operations & Optimization

• Monitor, analyze, and respond to API security events, attacks, and anomalies
• Help investigate incidents and provide actionable remediation guidance
• Continuously optimize detection rules, attack profiles, and API discovery coverage
• Advise on best practices for API security, OWASP API Top 10, and testing

Advisory & Enablement

• Provide hands‑on training and knowledge transfer to customer teams
• Develop documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures tailored to the customer
• Act as a trusted advisor on API security strategy and maturity
• Represent the customers needs internally to influence Wallarm product improvements

Collaboration with Wallarm

• Serve as the escalation point between the customer and Wallarm Support and Engineering
• Provide feedback on product gaps, feature requests, and real‑world use cases
• Participate in beta programs and advanced feature rollouts when applicable

Required Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with API security, application security, or cloud security
• Hands‑on experience with Kubernetes, containers, or microservices architectures
• Familiarity with REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and modern API frameworks
• Experience with Linux, networking fundamentals, and HTTP/TLS
• Knowledge of WAFs, API gateways, reverse proxies, or ingress controllers, NGINX is a plus
• Ability to analyze logs, traffic, and security events

Professional Experience

• 5+ years in a technical role such as Security Engineer, DevOps Engineer, SRE, Solutions Architect, or Support Engineer
• Prior experience in a customer‑facing or embedded (resident) role is strongly preferred
• Experience working with enterprise or highly regulated environments is a plus

Soft Skills

• Strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and manage priorities in a customer environment
• Problem‑solving mindset with a focus on practical, real‑world solutions
• Comfortable acting as both an implementer and trusted advisor

Nice to Have

• Experience with Wallarm or similar API security platforms
• Knowledge of OWASP Top 10 / OWASP API Top 10
• Experience with SIEM tools (Splunk, Elastic, Datadog, etc.)
• Scripting experience (Python, Bash, Go, etc.)
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP, CCSP, GWAPT)

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work at the forefront of API and application security
• Deep collaboration with world‑class security and engineering teams
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Influence on product direction through direct customer impact