Cyber Security Design Specialist- Cloud Security

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you’ll build

Service Design & Ownership

• Define the WAF and DDoS security service model, including scope, service tiers, and supported use cases

• Establish standard DDoS protection levels and WAF baseline configurations aligned with SAP security standards and customer requirements

• Define clear service boundaries, ownership, and responsibilities between architecture, operations, incident response, and platform teams

• Act as the design authority for WAF and DDoS capabilities across hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP, AliCloud)

Operational Process Definition

• Design and document end‑to‑end operational processes, including:

• Incident intake and triage

• Zero‑day and emergency WAF rule deployment

• DDoS event escalation and customer communication

• Exception handling and rule lifecycle management

• Define RACI models, runbooks, and playbooks for the operations teams

• Establish change management, testing, rollback, and approval workflows for WAF and DDoS changes

• Ensure processes are scalable, auditable, and aligned with compliance requirements

  Standards, Architecture & Guardrails

  • Define reference architectures and security patterns for application exposure, ingress, and egress

  • Review and remediate design anti‑patterns (e.g., overly permissive allow‑lists, unmanaged custom rules)

  • Set guardrails that enable rapid response while minimizing operational and customer risk

  • Drive consistency and parity across hyperscaler implementations

  Enablement of Operations Teams

  • Enable Cloud Security Operations teams with:

  • Clear documentation and operational guidance

  • Pre‑approved rule templates and emergency procedures

  • Well‑defined escalation paths and decision frameworks

  • Support onboarding and upskilling of ops teams through knowledge transfer and walkthroughs

  • Act as escalation support for complex or high‑risk scenarios (design and policy guidance only)

  Stakeholder & Customer Alignment

  • Work with security architecture, platform engineering, incident response, and compliance teams to align requirements

  • Translate customer security requirements into actionable service capabilities

  • Support customer conversations on WAF and DDoS posture, capabilities, and limitations

  • Provide leadership‑level visibility into risk, coverage gaps, and service maturity

What you bring

Required Experience & Skills

• 5–7 years of experience in cloud security, application security, or network security

• Strong hands‑on background with WAF and DDoS technologies (design and configuration experience required; ops execution not required)

• Deep understanding of:

• Web attack patterns and OWASP Top 10

• Layer 7 and volumetric DDoS risks

• Hyperscaler security controls and shared responsibility models

• Proven experience defining security services, processes, and operating models

• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder‑management skills

• Ability to influence without direct authority and drive adoption across teams

Where you belong

Team: Global Cloud Operations Security

The WAF and DDoS Security Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and operating Web Application Firewall (WAF) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection controls across multi‑cloud environments. The role focuses on ensuring consistent security posture, rapid response to emerging threats (including zero‑day events), and operational resilience across hyperscaler platforms.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 438038 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid