Load Balancer / WAF Engineer (Remote - US only)

IllTip; United States; A distancia; USD 110.000 - 170.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IllTip is seeking a Load Balancer / WAF Engineer to design and operate cloud-based WAF, DDoS protection, and CDN configurations for large enterprise and government clients. You will work closely with clients and internal teams to create resilient, high-performance traffic paths.

Responsibilities include building custom rules, tuning latency and routing, and supporting incident response for DDoS events. Experience with Cloudflare, Akamai, and F5 BIG-IP is essential.

Formación

• 2–4 years in cloud WAF or DDoS in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on with Cloudflare and/or Akamai edge protection services.
• Experience writing page rules, rate limits or traffic filtering logic.
• Strong grasp of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, NAT and routing.
• Experience with on-premises APMs such as F5 BIG-IP, including WAF modules and SSL offloading.

Responsabilidades

• Design, deploy and operate cloud WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot protection and CDN configurations on platforms such as Cloudflare and Akamai.
• Build and maintain custom rules, including rate limits, transform rules and traffic filtering logic, to enforce security policy and optimize traffic.
• Tune latency, availability, global routing and failover across application delivery setups.
• Support incident response for DDoS events and WAF bypass attempts.
• Migrate or translate on-premises F5 logic into cloud WAF equivalents.
• Write clear configuration documentation and runbooks for client handoffs and internal support teams.

Conocimientos

Cloud WAF

DDoS mitigation

Cloudflare

Akamai

Web Application Firewall

Traffic filtering

Load balancing

TCP/IP

DNS

HTTP/S

F5 BIG-IP

iRules

SSL offloading

Herramientas

F5 BIG-IP

iRules

Descripción del empleo

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer; no visa sponsorship is offered. A cybersecurity value-added reseller and services firm serving large enterprises and U.S. government agencies is hiring a Load Balancer / WAF Engineer for its Network Security and PKI practice. The role focuses on cloud-delivered DDoS protection, web application firewalls, and application delivery for enterprise and managed service clients. You will help design resilient, high-performance traffic paths while working directly with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy and operate cloud WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot protection and CDN configurations on platforms such as Cloudflare and Akamai.
• Build and maintain custom rules, including rate limits, transform rules and traffic filtering logic, to enforce security policy and optimize traffic.
• Tune latency, availability, global routing and failover across application delivery setups.
• Support incident response for DDoS events and WAF bypass attempts.
• Run WAF and edge security assessments, and help migrate or translate on-premises F5 logic into cloud WAF equivalents.
• Write clear configuration documentation and operational runbooks for client handoffs and internal support teams.

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years of experience managing cloud WAF or DDoS platforms in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on depth with Cloudflare and/or Akamai edge protection services.
• Experience writing page rules, rate limiting policies or traffic filtering logic.
• Solid grasp of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, NAT and routing.
• Practical experience with on-premises application delivery controllers such as F5 BIG-IP, including iRules, SSL offloading and WAF modules.
• Strong troubleshooting and written communication skills.

Applicants must be based in: United States.