Cloudflare Network Engineer

3-Month Contract | Hybrid Working | Cambridge

open to remote

We are looking for an experienced Cloudflare WAF Security SME to join on a 3-month contract , supporting an enterprise environment with large-scale web platforms and security requirements.

The successful contractor will have extensive experience working with Cloudflare Enterprise , with a strong focus on WAF, DNS, SSL/TLS, certificate management and web application security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement and optimise Cloudflare WAF policies and rules .
• Manage account-level WAF deployments and proxy enablement.
• Configure and troubleshoot DNS proxying and traffic management .
• Manage SSL/TLS certificates , including cipher remediation and security improvements.
• Work with F5 load balancers and Cloudflare integrations.
• Support origin security hardening and ensure secure communication between Cloudflare and origin infrastructure.
• Integrate Cloudflare logging and monitoring into existing operational processes.
• Troubleshoot WAF, DNS, SSL/TLS and application security issues.
• Support operational readiness , documentation and knowledge transfer.

About You

You will have:

• Extensive hands-on experience with Cloudflare Enterprise .
• Strong expertise in Cloudflare WAF and web application security .
• Proven experience with DNS, proxying and domain onboarding at scale .
• Strong knowledge of SSL/TLS, certificates and cipher suites .
• Experience working with F5 Load Balancers .
• Experience designing and tuning WAF rules to balance security and application availability.
• Strong understanding of origin security and enterprise web architecture .
• Experience with logging, monitoring and operational readiness.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently within a complex enterprise environment.