Senior Security Engineer

Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence

Senior Security Engineer at Yum! Brands' Cybersecurity Engineering team.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $117,800 - $147,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and optimizing Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections, managing CDN configurations, and securing web applications against cyber threats. Proficient in incident investigation, security policy tuning, and automation to enhance operational excellence.

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Web Application Firewall (WAF) TechnologiesHTTP/S, TLS/SSL, DNS, TCP/IPCDN ArchitectureScripting (PowerShell, Python, Bash)Security Certifications (CISSP, Security+, GSEC)

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Hard Skills

Web Application Firewall (WAF)API SecurityIncident InvestigationSecurity Policy TuningCertificate ManagementProduction Environment TroubleshootingAutomationContinuous ImprovementCyber Threat MitigationPerformance Optimization

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AkamaiCloudflareImpervaF5AWS WAF

Certifications & Qualifications

CISSPSecurity+GSECAkamai Certifications

Industry Keywords

OWASP Top 10DDoSBotsREST APIsTLS Certificate Lifecycle

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudDNSPythonTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, and optimize Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections using Akamai (or similar platforms).
Secure enterprise web applications and APIs against modern cyber threats, including OWASP Top 10, DDoS, bots, and API attacks.
Manage CDN configurations and public TLS certificate lifecycle.
Investigate security incidents, tune security policies, and improve platform performance.
Drive automation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
Partner with engineering, cloud, networking, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience with enterprise WAF technologies (Akamai preferred; Cloudflare, Imperva, F5, AWS WAF also considered).
Strong knowledge of HTTP/S, TLS/SSL, DNS, TCP/IP, CDN architecture, REST APIs, and web application security.
Experience managing certificates, troubleshooting production environments, and responding to security incidents.
Scripting or automation experience (PowerShell, Python, Bash) is a plus.
Security certifications such as CISSP, Security+, GSEC, or Akamai certifications are a bonus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Employees (and their eligible family members) may enroll in the following types of insurance coverage: medical, dental, vision, legal, and accidental death and dismemberment, as well as FSA/HSA (depending on enrolled medical plan).
Yum! also provides short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance.
Employees may enroll in our 401(k) plan.
Yum! provides 4 weeks of vacation, paid sick leave, 10 paid holidays, a floating day off, half day Fridays year-round and 2 paid days for volunteer time each calendar year.