Cloudflare Administration & WAF Security Engineer (USC & GC)

Title: Cloudflare Administration & WAF Security Engineer

Location: Lisle, IL or Columbia, MD (Hybrid Mon–Thurs) Relocation is open & C2C as well.

Duration: 6 month contract to hire (GC or US Citizen only)

Key Skills: Cloudflare Administration, Configuration, WAF tuning, DNS, GCP or AWS

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field – Required

• Equivalent relevant industry experience – Required

Licenses and Certifications

• Cloudflare and/or WAF certification – Preferred

Work Experience

• 3+ years in Cloudflare and WAF – Required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Strong experience with: 

DNS management: Expertise in managing DNS records, routing traffic, and using Cloudflare as an authoritative DNS provider.

CDN configuration: Administering the Content Delivery Network to cache static and dynamic content, improving website performance and speed.

Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection: Setting up WAF rules and configuring Cloudflare's DDoS mitigation services to protect applications from malicious traffic.

SSL/TLS management: Implementing and managing SSL/TLS certificates to secure user connections and configure encryption modes (Flexible, Full, Full Strict).

Load Balancing: Configuring load balancers and health checks to distribute traffic across multiple servers, ensuring high availability and reliability.

Cloudflare Workers: Developing and managing serverless functions that run on Cloudflare's edge network. This requires scripting skills in languages like JavaScript.

Zero Trust security (Access and Gateway): Implementing Zero Trust security principles to manage access control for applications and use Cloudflare Gateway for secure internet browsing.

Security and analytics monitoring: Using Cloudflare's analytics and logging tools to monitor traffic, analyze security threats, and track performance.

Rulesets and customization: Creating custom Page Rules and configuration rules to automate traffic management, caching, and security policies.

Experience with:

Demonstrated experience managing and maintaining cloud infrastructure, with a strong preference for Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Networking: A strong foundation in networking concepts like TCP/IP, subnets, and routing is essential for understanding and managing traffic flow.

Web security: Knowledge of web vulnerabilities and security best practices is crucial for effectively configuring Cloudflare's security features.

Scripting and automation: Skills in scripting languages such as Python or Bash are valuable for automating repetitive tasks and managing Cloudflare configurations programmatically.

Hands-on experience with cloud-native services (e.g., Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Kubernetes Engine) and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and Google Deployment Manager

Cloud infrastructure: While Cloudflare is a platform in itself, understanding how it integrates with major cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud is a key skill.