[Remote] Sr. Security Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Yum! Brands is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join its Cybersecurity Engineering team and protect its global digital platforms. The role focuses on securing web applications and APIs, managing WAF and CDN configurations, maintaining TLS certificates, investigating incidents, and delivering automated, scalable security solutions.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

• 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

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

Company Overview

Yum! Brands is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. It was founded in 1997, and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is http://www.yum.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Yum! Brands has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.