Cloudflare Architect

Title: Cloudflare Architect

Location: US Remote

Duration: Full Time

Cloudflare Architect with Akamai Migration Expertise (Job Description) C1 Architect

Basic Knowledge Required

Clear understanding of OSI Model TCP/IP stack DNS HTTP/HTTPS and application delivery concepts.
Strong knowledge of CDN architectures caching technologies traffic routing SSL/TLS and web application security principles.
Good understanding of Akamai Property Manager Akamai CDN services Kona WAF and Cloudflare CDN & WAF offerings.
Knowledge of application architecture origin infrastructure load balancing and network security concepts.
Familiarity with traffic analysis packet capture tools and troubleshooting methodologies.

Work Experience

Minimum 8-10 years of experience in CDN WAF application delivery and web application security technologies.
Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with Cloudflare CDN and WAF implementations.
Strong experience in Akamai to Cloudflare migration assessments architecture design and migration planning.
Experience in designing Cloudflare architectures migration strategies cutover approaches and rollback methodologies.
Experience working with enterprise-scale web applications CDN optimization and WAF security controls.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lead the assessment and architecture design activities for migrating applications from Akamai to Cloudflare.
Define target-state CDN and WAF architecture migration strategy and implementation approach.
Review and map Akamai configurations to equivalent Cloudflare services and capabilities.
Provide technical governance architecture reviews migration oversight and stakeholder guidance.
Support cutover planning risk mitigation stabilization and knowledge transfer activities

Do

1. Design and develop enterprise cyber security strategy and architecture

a. Understand security requirements by evaluating business strategies and conducting system security vulnerability and risk analyses

b. Identify risks associated with business processes operations

information security programs and technology projects

c. Identify and communicate current and emerging security threats and design security architecture elements to mitigate threats as they emerge

d. Identify security design gaps in existing and proposed architectures and recommend changes or enhancements

e. Provide product best fit analysis to ensure end to end security covering different faucets of architecture e.g. Layered security Zoning Integration aspects API Endpoint security Data security Compliance and regulations

f. Demonstrate experience in doing security assessment against NIST Frameworks SANS CIS etc.

g. Provide support during technical deployment configuration integration and administration of security technologies

h. Demonstrate experience around ITIL or Key process-oriented domains like incident management configuration management change management problem management etc.

i. Provide assistance for disaster recovery in the event of any security breaches attacks intrusions and unusual unauthorized or illegal activity

j. Provide solution of RFP s received from clients and ensure overall design assurance

i. Develop a direction to manage the portfolio of to-be-solutions including systems shared infrastructure services applications hardware related to cyber risk security in order to better match business outcome objectives

ii. Analyse technology environment enterprise specifics client requirements to set a collaboration design framework/ architecture

iii. Depending on the client s need with particular standards and technology stacks create complete RFPs

iv. Provide technical leadership to the design development and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology

v. Define and understand current state solutions and identify improvements options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions

vi. Clearly articulate and sell architectural targets recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investment roadmaps

vii. Evaluate and recommend solutions to integrate with overall technology ecosystem

viii. Tracks industry and application trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs

2. Stakeholder coordination & audit assistance

a. Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide timely support and future recommendations

b. Provide assistance in maintaining an information security risk register and help with internal and external audits relating to information security

c. Support audit of security best practices and implementation of security principles across the organization to meet business goals along with customer and regulatory requirements

d. Assist with the creation maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training to team members and customers

e. Provide training to employees on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails

Deliver