Remote Load Balancer & WAF Engineer (Cloud Security)

GuidePoint Security, LLC

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

GuidePoint Security is seeking a Load Balancer / WAF Engineer to support our Network Security & PKI Practice in deploying and managing cloud-based DDoS protection, Web Application Firewall, and application delivery solutions for our enterprise and MSP clients.

You will design secure, resilient traffic delivery architectures, troubleshoot, document runbooks, and collaborate with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to optimize latency, performance, and availability while staying ahead of

Qualifications

2 to 4 years of experience managing cloud WAF/DDoS platforms in enterprise environments.
Deep familiarity with Cloudflare and/or Akamai edge protection services.
Experience building custom page rules, rate limiting policies, or traffic filtering logic.
Strong knowledge of core networking concepts (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, load balancing, NAT, routing).
Hands-on experience with on-premises application delivery controllers such as F5 BIG-IP, especially iRules, SSL offloading, and WAF modules.
Strong troubleshooting skills across application-layer traffic and network-layer protection.
Embraces emerging technologies, including AI tools, to work smarter, solve problems, and drive better business outcomes.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, and manage cloud based security platforms, including WAF, DDoS mitigation, bot protection, and CDN configuration (Cloudflare, Akamai, etc.).
Build and manage custom rules (page rules, rate limits, transform rules, iRules) to enforce security policies and traffic optimization.
Work closely with application, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure secure and resilient traffic flow to internet facing assets.
Optimize configurations for latency, performance, and availability, including global traffic routing, failover, and load balancing.
Support incident response efforts involving DDoS events or WAF bypass attempts.
Document configurations and provide operational runbooks for client handoffs or internal support teams.
Conduct WAF and edge security assessments to identify improvements or misconfigurations.
Assist in migration from or integration with on-premises platforms such as F5, including custom logic translation to cloud WAF equivalents.
Stay up to date on evolving threat actor behaviors, industry DDoS tactics, and mitigation techniques.