Edge & Network Security Architect - Cloudflare Expert

Gusto; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 270,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Benefits and equity (RSUs)

Flexibility in remote work policies

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a Senior Staff Security Engineer for their San Francisco office to lead the edge and network security strategy. This role entails managing the design and operation of Cloudflare WAF and DDoS protection, contributing to incident response, and ensuring a secure cloud environment. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience, deep expertise in Cloudflare, and a collaborative mindset in a modern tech environment. Competitive pay and flexible office expectations are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on security engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in Cloudflare's security stack.
• Strong skills in network security and architecture.
• Fluency with policy-as-code and CI/CD security practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate Gusto's edge security stack.
• Own the network security perimeter across AWS.
• Develop policy-as-code patterns for WAF rules.
• Build detections and alerting on edge telemetry.
• Contribute across cloud security, IAM, and incident response.

Skills

Cloudflare expertise

Network architecture skills

AI-native working style

Incident response experience

Communication skills

Education

Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security Specialty)

Tools

Cloudflare

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Gusto is seeking a Senior Staff Security Engineer for their San Francisco office to lead the edge and network security strategy. This role entails managing the design and operation of Cloudflare WAF and DDoS protection, contributing to incident response, and ensuring a secure cloud environment. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience, deep expertise in Cloudflare, and a collaborative mindset in a modern tech environment. Competitive pay and flexible office expectations are offered.