Cloudflare WAF

Insighture is a leading technology consultancy that drives digital transformation for businesses worldwide. With a team of over 85 expert consultants, the company delivers tailored, high-impact strategies and solutions, enabling scalable product engineering. As an AWS partner, Insighture excels in co-integrated cloud services. It has collaborated with more than 50 clients globally, guiding them through cloud adoption, DevOps transformation, enterprise modernisation, and more.

The team’s expertise spans Cloud-Native Development, Solutions Architecture, UI/UX, Quality Engineering, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and DevSecOps. These capabilities empower businesses to achieve impactful and innovative outcomes.

In 2024, Insighture achieved ISO certification and was recognised as a Great Place to Work, earning three prestigious awards: Best Workplace in Sri Lanka, Best Workplace for Technology, and Best Workplace for Young People. Insighture's technology and expertise are embedded in the work of internationally recognised care providers, global freight operations, child protection systems, and health tech platforms across Australia, the UK, and Singapore.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (security, IT, DevOps, engineering) to define scope, timelines, and objectives for WAF migration.
• Design and define WAF & DDoS configurations aligned with business requirements, risk profile, and security best practices across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Lead the implementation and migration to Cloudflare WAF, including DNS, SSL, traffic routing, and security policies.
• Configure and optimize WAF rules, bot management, rate limiting, CDN, and DDoS protection features. Conduct thorough testing and validation to ensure security effectiveness, performance, and zero/minimal downtime during migration.
• Monitor post-migration performance, troubleshoot issues, and continuously optimize security configurations.
• Maintain detailed documentation, provide stakeholder updates, and support knowledge transfer for ongoing WAF management.

Requirements

• Proven experience in Cloudflare WAF Implementation projects, specifically migration from existing WAF to Cloudflare.
• Strong expertise in Cloudflare platforms, with hands-on experience configuring and managing WAF, CDN, DNS, and security settings.
• In-depth understanding of web security principles, DDoS protection, bot mitigation, SSL/TLS, and application layer protection.
• Strong knowledge of Cloudflare’s security features (e.g., WAF, rate limiting, bot management, firewall rules, IP reputation).
• Familiarity with WAF configurations and security settings.
• Proficiency with DNS management and SSL/TLS configuration.
• Hands-on experience with troubleshooting and resolving performance and security-related issues in a cloud environment.
• Cloudflare WAF and security tools.
• WAF configuration of CI\CD pipelines and tools.
• Experience with CDN (Content Delivery Network) configurations and DNS management tools.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.