Automation Developer

Job Description

We are GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company and a leader in digital engineering. We help brands across the globe design and build innovative products, platforms, and digital experiences for the modern world. By integrating experience design, complex engineering, and data expertise - we help our clients imagine what’s possible and accelerate their transition into tomorrow’s digital businesses.

At GlobalLogic, we have a strong track record of successfully delivering ground-breaking Cloud, Data & Digital Transformation programmes and we have an international reach working with a wide variety of projects and customers. Our approach enables companies to “build the exceptional” and be fit for purpose in the 21st century.

We are seeking a WAF Automation Developer (Consultant) to help product and platform teams onboard and manage web application firewall (WAF) protections using infrastructure-as-code. This role will focus on implementing and enhancing Terraform-based WAF configurations, integrating them into our GitLab workflows, and supporting application teams as they adopt standardized patterns for WAF policy management.

· Must have significant experience with Akamai WAF properties and security policy configurations

· Minimum of 4 years of experience in infrastructure automation, network engineering, or a closely related field.

· Prefer hands-on experience with Terraform for managing cloud or network infrastructure (modules, state management, workspaces, etc.).

· Practical experience with Git-based workflows (GitLab preferred), including merge requests, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines.

· Basic understanding of networking and web security fundamentals ( DNS, load balancing, firewalls, WAF concepts).

· Strong collaboration and communication skills; comfortable working with multiple product and platform teams.

Job Responsibilities

· Design, implement, and maintain Terraform modules and templates for WAF policies, security configurations, and related networking components.

· Partner with application, network, and security teams to translate WAF requirements into reusable Terraform configurations stored and versioned in GitLab.

· Contribute to and improve GitLab CI/CD pipelines for validating, testing, and deploying WAF configuration changes.

· Support teams in authoring and troubleshooting Terraform manifests for new and existing applications/hostnames.

· Ensure WAF automation follows best practices for security, reliability, observability, and auditability.

· Help document standards, patterns, and runbooks for WAF as code, enabling self-service for product teams.

Department/Project Description

Our Client is a transnational company that owns numerous products within the Finance domain. The сlient platform combines market-proven payments and cash management with the customer experience and engagement capabilities that banks can use to manage their own branding, segmentation, and integration with related applications.

We hire based on expertise, potential and enthusiasm to make a difference, then we give you the tools and skills you need to create impact. This role is based in our UK&I region.

Why work at GlobalLogic.

Our goal is to build an inclusive, positive culture where everyone can feel comfortable being themselves, empowering our people to create their own high standards and therefore more value. We work together to promote fairness while recognising, valuing and embracing differences – providing a transparent support structure and generous training budget to help our people develop skills to progress their career. Our region also supports a hybrid model which can flex across a wide spectrum of working options determined by our business, customer and individual needs.

You’ll benefit from a comprehensive health and wellness plan, private healthcare (clinical and mental wellbeing), and discounted gym memberships. We offer a strong benefits package including a competitive pension scheme and recognition schemes through bonus/reward initiatives. Colleagues are entitled to an annual volunteering day - so you can take time to support a cause close to your heart. We also love to stay social at our trips to the zoo, quiz nights, sports events, theater trips and much more.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to promote an environment free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation.