Associate Mgr., Web Application Firewall

As an Associate Manager supporting the Yum! Global Technology Risk Management (GTRM) team, you will lead the day-to-day operations and optimization of our Web Application Firewall (WAF) services, with a primary focus on Akamai technologies. You will manage a small team of security engineers and analysts, ensuring the secure and efficient delivery of WAF services across Yum’s global brands.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor a small team responsible for WAF operations, providing coaching, performance feedback, and technical guidance.
• Set team goals and objectives, conduct performance reviews, and manage workload distribution.
• Support career development and growth opportunities for team members.
• Foster a collaborative team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing.
• Administer and optimize WAF configurations, including Kona Site Defender policies, rate controls, and bot protections.
• Monitor WAF performance and security alerts, triage incidents, and coordinate remediation efforts.
• Collaborate with brand security teams to align WAF policies with business needs and compliance requirements.
• Support onboarding of new applications and services into WAF, including rule tuning and testing.
• Maintain documentation for WAF configurations, change management, and incident response.
• Participate in vendor management activities, including service reviews and roadmap planning.
• Contribute to the development of dashboards and metrics for WAF effectiveness and coverage.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3–5 years of experience in web application security, including hands-on experience with WAF solutions.
• Demonstrated experience managing or mentoring junior team members.
• Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, DDoS mitigation, and bot management strategies.
• Experience with security monitoring tools and incident response processes.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience with Sectigo, Cloudflare, or other WAF/CDN platforms.

Salary Range: $127,900 - $160,200 annually + bonus eligibility. This is the expected salary range for this position. Ultimately, in determining pay, we'll consider the successful candidate’s location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Yum! Brands, Inc., based in Louisville, Kentucky, and its subsidiaries franchise or operate a system of over 59,000 restaurants in more than 155 countries and territories under the company’s concepts – KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Habit Burger & Grill. The Company's KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands are global leaders of the chicken, Mexican-style food, and pizza categories, respectively. Habit Burger & Grill is a fast casual restaurant concept specializing in made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and more. In 2024, Yum! was named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America, and the company was recognized among TIME Magazine’s list of Best Companies for Future Leaders, Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies and USA Today’s America’s Climate Leaders. Yum! also received widespread recognition in 2023, including being listed on the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and Forbes’ list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity. In addition, KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut brands were ranked in the top five of Entrepreneur’s Top Global Franchises Ranking for 2023.