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Security Researcher II (WAF)

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Bengaluru · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Sep 28, 2026

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Onsite
Location
Bengaluru

About the role

  • The Security Researcher II (WAF) will focus on the implementation, fine-tuning, and automation of Web Application Firewall products.
  • This role involves leveraging LLMs for automation engineering and research, as well as documenting technical findings for internal and customer-facing teams.

Responsibilities

  • Implement and fine-tune WAF products.
  • Build automations for WAF-related tasks.
  • Utilize LLMs for automation engineering and research, including parsing advisories and generating mappings.
  • Build agentic workflows using LLMs.
  • Document technical findings for the research team and customer success team.
  • Work independently with minimum supervision.

Requirements

  • M.Tech or B.Tech / B.E. / BCA in Computer Science or Information Technology.
  • Hands-on experience in working with WAF products (implementation, fine-tuning, and building automations).
  • Strong understanding of HTTP protocol.
  • Proficiency in Python or a similar language.
  • Experience working with REST APIs.
  • Experience in effectively utilizing LLMs for automation engineering and research.
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred qualifications

  • Contributions to open source tools.
  • Published research.
  • Vendor WAF Certification.

Benefits

  • Meaningful equity
  • Unlimited leaves
  • Top-tier medical insurance
  • Wellness benefits

Skills

  • WAF
  • HTTP
  • Python
  • REST APIs
  • LLMs

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