System Engineer – Cloudflare Administrator

Advantage Technical; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 82,656 - 96,432; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A leading staffing and recruiting firm is seeking a Cloudflare-focused System Engineer. This role involves managing Cloudflare operations, tuning WAF, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance security. Candidates should have 2+ years of experience with Cloudflare and solid skills in DNS, SSL/TLS, and traffic analysis. This position allows for onsite work from Monday to Thursday, with hybrid flexibility on Fridays. Competitive salary and benefits are included.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on Cloudflare administration.
• Solid cloud background — GCP preferred, AWS nice-to-have.
• Ability to guide a phased rollout from logging → enforcement mode.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary administrator for Cloudflare across multiple domains.
• Manage WAF tuning, rule creation, and false-positive review.
• Analyze Cloudflare traffic logs and recommend protections.

Skills

DNS, proxying, SSL/TLS

Traffic and log analysis

Caching/Performance fundamentals

Cloudflare administration

Communication skills

Job description

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Base pay range

$60.00/hr - $70.00/hr

Onsite Monday–Thursday, Remote Fridays

We are looking for a Cloudflare-focused System Engineer to take ownership of Cloudflare operations and help move their environment from log-only mode to active WAF protection.

This is an opportunity to be the dedicated Cloudflare SME and make a major impact on security posture, application reliability, and audit readiness.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary administrator for Cloudflare across multiple domains
• Manage WAF tuning, rule creation, false-positive review, and safe enforcement rollouts
• Analyze Cloudflare traffic logs, identify malicious patterns, and recommend protections
• Work closely with application teams to test, validate, and negotiate rule changes
• Support DNS, proxying, SSL/TLS, caching, and performance configurations
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and cloud teams on protection strategies
• Assist with compliance requirements (HIPAA, PII, audit items)
• Contribute to cloud efforts (primarily GCP, some AWS) as needed — ~20% of the role
• Document processes, assist in incident response, and share best practices

What We’re Looking For

2+ years of hands‑on Cloudflare administration

Strong experience with:

• DNS, proxying, SSL/TLS
• Traffic and log analysis
• Caching/Performance fundamentals
• Experience working with application teams to troubleshoot false positives
• Solid cloud background — GCP preferred, AWS nice-to-have
• Good communication skills — must work cross‑functionally with infra, security, and app owners
• Ability to guide a phased rollout from logging → enforcement mode

Hybrid role: onsite Mon–Thurs in Lisle, IL (flexibility as needed)

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries: Staffing and Recruiting

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• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)

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