Network Security Engineer (WAF) - North Central (Remote in the U.S.)

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

We are looking for a Network Security Engineer with hands-on experience in deploying and managing cloud-based DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions. The ideal candidate will have deep technical knowledge of platforms like Cloudflare, Akamai, or equivalent, and experience building custom rulesets for application-layer protection and traffic shaping. This role involves both strategic consulting and hands-on implementation in enterprise environments, with a strong emphasis on secure traffic delivery, performance optimization, and incident mitigation.

Key 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 (e.g., 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.

Required Qualifications:

• 2–4 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 working with iRules, SSL offloading, and WAF modules.

• Strong troubleshooting skills across application-layer traffic and network-layer protection.

• Experience working in consulting, MSP, or client-facing roles is a strong plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) and edge integration patterns (e.g., using Cloudflare with AWS ALB).

• Experience with automating WAF/DNS/DDoS configurations via API or Terraform.

• Certifications related to Cloudflare, Akamai, F5, or network security (e.g., F5 CTS, Cloudflare Zero Trust certs).

• Experience with API security protections, client fingerprinting, and bot mitigation strategies.

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Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1000 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 4,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)

• Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family) and GPS will contribute in one lump sum: ($500 per EE annually / $1000 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)

• Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans

• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance

• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment

• Pet Benefit Option