Business Analyst Lead

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Building:
• Build & manage the delivery teams of Cyber security including Business Analysts, WAF Engineers, F5 Engineers.
• Mentor & train the resources within team to ensure the competency building with the team.
• Project Delivery: Driving the program level initiatives, requirement gathering & defining success KPIs for Deliverables.
• Akamai WAF Implementation: Lead the deployment and configuration of Akamai WAF solutions for external facing web applications.
• Security Analysis: Conduct regular security assessments, vulnerability testing, and risk analysis to ensure the effectiveness of WAF configurations.
• Incident Response: Collaborate with the security operations team to respond to and mitigate web application security incidents.
• Stakeholder Communication: Work closely with Program team, Engineering team & capability teams with managing active communications with all stakeholders.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with the latest security trends and Akamai product updates to continuously enhance client web application security posture.
• Delivery life cycle: Ensure the time bound delivery success with driving the end to end life cycle of Akamai Web application Firewall deployment on applications.
• Reporting: Regular reporting to stakeholders on the team Deliveries, KPI & upcoming tasks forecasting.

Qualifications:

• Educational Background: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Experience: Minimum of 6-8 years of experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on web application security and WAF technologies.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in Akamai WAF configuration and management.
• Strong understanding of web technologies, including HTTP/HTTPS, HTML, JavaScript, and web application frameworks.
• Experience with security assessment tools and methodologies.
• Knowledge of common web application vulnerabilities and OWASP Top 10.
• Certifications: Relevant security certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or Akamai certifications are a plus.
• Soft Skills: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Project Lead Skills: Sprint planning, hosting retrospectives, managing Jira boards & resource task assignments.

Additional Requirements:

• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all WAF implementations comply with relevant regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Project Management: Experience in managing security projects, including timelines, resources, and deliverables.
• Flexibility: Willingness to adapt to the dynamic nature of cybersecurity threats and organizational needs.