Zero Trust Engineer

Deloitte France; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Deloitte Global is seeking an Application Security Engineer to join the Application Edge Protection Service within CyberSecurity. You will deploy, configure, and maintain Web Application Firewall systems and Zero Trust Proxy to protect global customers, while analyzing events and logs with SOC collaboration.

Responsibilities include incident response, risk detection, CDN integration with Akamai/Radware, vulnerability identification, and detailed documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Security, IT, CS, Engineering, or equivalent experience
• 4+ years with minimum 2 years in network security and 2 years in application security
• Strong knowledge of web application security concepts and related mitigation techniques
• Understanding of OAuth, SAML, OIDC authentication flows
• Experience with Web Application Firewalls, Zero Trust Network Access, APIs, and cloud security policies
• Familiarity with API security issues and authentication
• Good understanding of information security principles and policy enforcement
• Strong HTTP protocol troubleshooting via logs
• Experience with security operations and cross‑functional collaboration
• Security certifications (e.g., CISSP/CISM) desired
• Bilingual a plus (Spanish/Japanese)
• Automation/Scripting and CI/CD exposure

Responsibilities

• Web Application Firewall Management: Deploy, configure, and maintain WAF systems to protect web applications
• Zero Trust Proxy: Deploy, configure and maintain Zero Trust Proxy systems to support identity gates
• Security Incident Response: Monitor and analyze security events, alerts, and logs; investigate and respond with SOC
• Detection and Analysis: Develop and maintain detection rules, alerts, and reports from logs
• CDN Integration: Collaborate to integrate WAF with CDNs (Akamai, Radware)
• Vulnerability Assessment: Use WAF data to identify vulnerabilities and remediation
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain WAF configuration docs; prepare security metrics
• Collaboration: Explain security details to non-security teams; cross-functional alignment

Skills

WAF

Zero Trust

Cloud security

API security

OAuth/OIDC

HTTP logs

Web development basics

SOC liaison

Automation/Scripting

Akamai

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Security/IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Akamai WAF

Zero Trust Proxy

Job description

Deloitte Global is the engine of the Deloitte network. Our professionals reach across disciplines and borders to develop and lead global initiatives. We deliver strategic programs and services that unite our organization.

Work you'll do

The Application Security Engineer candidate will have a strong background in cybersecurity and understanding of web application and zero trust proxy security practices. The primary responsibility of the Engineer will be to ensure the effective deployment, configuration, and maintenance of our systems for Global customers. This role requires expertise in Web Application Firewalls, Zero Trust Proxy, Cloud security as well as experience with alerts and detections and data log analysis. This role will be part of the Application Edge Protection Service within the CyberSecurity pillar.

Role Specific Responsibilities:

• Web Application Firewall Management: Deploy, configure, and maintain web application firewall systems to protect our web applications against potential threats and vulnerabilities.

• Zero Trust Proxy: Deploy, configure, and Zero Trust Proxy systems to support identity gates to include defining and maintaining policies and connectors.

• Security Incident Response: Monitor and analyze security events, alerts, and logs generated by the web application firewall systems. Investigate and respond to potential security incidents, working closely with the Security Operations Center (SOC) and other Cybersecurity teams.

• Detection and Analysis: Develop and maintain detection rules, alerts, and reports to proactively identify and mitigate risks utilizing logs. Provides investigation findings to relevant business units to help improve information security posture.

• CDN Integration: Collaborate with the infrastructure and application teams to integrate the web application firewall with CDNs such Akamai and Radware, ensuring seamless traffic management and content delivery.

• Vulnerability Assessment: Utilize WAF data to identify potential vulnerabilities and recommend appropriate remediation measures to customers.

• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain accurate documentation of WAF configurations, policies, and procedures. Prepare reports and metrics related to web application security, including trends, incident summaries, and mitigation strategies, as needed.

• Collaboration: This role requires ability to explain security details to non- security teams such as application and engineering teams. Must be able to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure effective communication, knowledge sharing, and alignment of security objectives. Provide guidance to application teams on application security best practices and security awareness, as needed.

The team

Deloitte Technology works at the forefront of technology development and processes to support and protect Deloitte around the world. In this truly global environment, we operate not in what is but rather what can be to help Deloitte deliver and connect with its clients, its communities, and one another in ways not previously conceived.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree/University Degree and/or Undergraduate Diploma in Information Security, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent years in experience

• 4+ years with minimum 2 years in network security and 2 years in application security

• Strong knowledge of web application security concepts, OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, and related mitigation techniques

• Understanding of authentication and authorization flows (OAuth, SAMAL, OIDC)

• Strong technical background with Web Application Firewall (WAF), Zero Trust Network Access, APIs, and Cloud security policies

• Understanding of API security issues and API authentication

• Good understanding of information security principles and policy enforcement.

• Solid comprehension of HTTP protocol and demonstrated ability to troubleshoot using HTTP logs

• Strong technical background in web development and familiarity with potential attack vectors/methods

• Understanding of Authentication, DNS, Networks, Firewalls, SSL Certificates

• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills for technical and business audiences

• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and accuracy

• Experience with and the ability to thrive in a complex and fast-paced technology and/or information security organization, within a large enterprise environment

Experience in the following areas are strongly preferred:

• Previous experience in a Security Operations Center (SOC) or performing cybersecurity analysis, log analysis, and threat detection is highly desirable.

• Knowledge of Web Application Firewall technologies (Akamai)

• Knowledge of Zero Trust framework and technologies

• Experience integrating zero trust with WAF

• Familiarity with cloud security services, concepts, and best practices (AWS, Azure, GCP)

• Infrastructure as code (Terraform)

• Ethical hacking

• ServiceNow experience

• Technical documentation experience

• CISSP, CISM, CISA, GIAC or other security certifications are desired

• Bi-lingual a plus (Spanish/Japanese)

• Automation/Scripting experience

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.