Cloudflare Security Engineer

The Cloudflare Security Engineer will play a critical role in securing, optimizing, and maintaining Cloudflare’s security platform to protect web applications from evolving cyber threats. This position demands hands-on expertise with Cloudflare’s security products, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, Rate Limiting, and Firewall Rules. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of web application security, threat detection, incident response, and security operations, contributing to the enhancement of the organization’s overall security posture.

Key Responsibilities

- Review, optimize, and maintain Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) rulesets to improve security while minimizing false positives.
- Configure, manage, and fine-tune DDoS protection policies and mitigation strategies to safeguard applications.
- Design, implement, and optimize Rate Limiting rules to defend against abuse and automated attacks.
- Monitor Cloudflare security events, analyze traffic patterns, and provide recommendations based on threat intelligence.
- Investigate security incidents related to web application attacks and collaborate with internal teams to apply remediation measures.
- Develop, maintain, and enhance Security Operations Center (SOC) runbooks and playbooks specifically for Cloudflare-related security events and incident response.
- Work closely with infrastructure, DevOps, and application teams to enforce security best practices across environments.
- Monitor and manage Cloudflare Firewall Rules and other related security configurations.
- Analyze security events continuously and recommend improvements to enhance threat detection and overall platform security.
- Stay informed about Cloudflare product updates and recommend the adoption of new security features when appropriate.

Required Qualifications

- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with Cloudflare security products and platform administration.
- Strong expertise in Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF), DDoS Protection, Rate Limiting, and Firewall Rules.
- Proven experience in reviewing, tuning, and optimizing WAF rules to reduce false positives and improve threat detection.
- Solid understanding of web application security principles, including familiarity with the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
- Experience in developing, maintaining, and updating SOC playbooks and incident response runbooks.
- Good knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, TLS, DNS, CDN technologies, and web application architectures.
- Skilled in monitoring security events, analyzing traffic, and investigating web application security incidents.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with infrastructure, DevOps, application, and security operations teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) security and networking is advantageous.
- Familiarity with cloud-native security services and infrastructure.
- Experience integrating Cloudflare with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and other security monitoring platforms.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform for managing Cloudflare configurations.
- Relevant security certifications like Security+, GSEC, CISSP, CCSP, or Cloudflare-specific certifications will be considered a strong plus.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of web application security, leveraging cutting-edge Cloudflare technologies to protect critical digital assets. The successful candidate will be instrumental in shaping and maintaining a robust security environment that supports business continuity and resilience against cyber threats.