Security Engineer, Web Application Security

Position Summary We are seeking a Security Engineer to join Yum! Brands' Cybersecurity Engineering organization and help protect the web applications and APIs supporting our global digital ecosystem across KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Habit Burger & Grill, and Yum! corporate platforms. This role will support the operation and continuous improvement of Web Application Firewall (WAF), Content Delivery Network (CDN), API security, and digital certificate management services.

The engineer will work with technologies such as Akamai App & API Protector, Akamai CDN, Certificate Manager, and other web security platforms to help protect internet-facing applications from cyber threats while maintaining application availability and performance. The ideal candidate has a strong technical foundation in networking, web technologies, or cybersecurity and is interested in developing deeper expertise in web application security, CDN technologies, APIs, and certificate management.

This role will work closely with senior engineers and cross-functional teams to troubleshoot issues, onboard applications, respond to security events, implement security changes, maintain certificates, and improve operational processes.