About Us
At Cloudflare, we are on a mission to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world’s largest networks that powers millions of websites and other Internet properties for customers ranging from individual bloggers to SMBs to Fortune 500 companies. Cloudflare protects and accelerates any Internet application online without adding hardware, installing software, or changing a line of code. Internet properties powered by Cloudflare all have web traffic routed through its intelligent global network, which gets smarter with every request. As a result, they see significant improvement in performance and a decrease in spam and other attacks. Cloudflare was named to Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Company Cultures list and ranked among the World’s Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company.
At Cloudflare, we’re not looking for people who wait for a polished roadmap; we’re looking for the builders who see the cracks in the Internet that everyone else has simply learned to live with. We value candidates who have the instinct to spot a "normalized" problem and the AI-native curiosity to create a solution using the latest tools. Our culture is built on iteration, leveraging AI to ship faster today to make it better tomorrow, while ensuring that every improvement, no matter how small, is shared across the team to lift everyone up. If you’re the type of person who values curiosity over bureaucracy, and that AI is a partner in solving tough problems to keep the Internet moving forward, you’ll fit right in.
Available Locations: Austin, TX
About the Department
The Security team at Cloudflare is focused and committed to helping secure both Cloudflare and our customers. The Security Technology team works closely with the teams responsible for running and maintaining our global infrastructure and enterprise. Our mission is to secure the foundations of all Cloudflare production and enterprise systems.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced security practitioner to help us in our mission to help build a better internet. As part of our team, you will be expected to:
- Work with our engineering, IT, and infrastructure teams to secure the entire Cloudflare global network and enterprise
- Deploy and manage security tools that help address security risk at a global scale
- Collaborate with the Compliance team to ensure adherence to standards
- Ensure our global infrastructure is secure from all attacks, ranging from “script kiddies” to nation states
This role does currently require 1 day in-office a week.
Examples of desirable skills, knowledge and experience
Core Responsibilities:
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Infrastructure & Tooling: Deploy and support critical infrastructure and security technologies globally.
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Risk Management: Perform risk reviews and evaluations of configurations to mitigate potential threats.
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Security Strategy: Secure Linux, MacOS, and Windows systems while implementing public cloud security best practices (GCP, Azure, etc.).
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Operational Excellence: Lead Proof of Concepts (PoC) for new security tooling and continuously improve security systems deployed to all of Cloudflare.
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Stakeholder Engagement: Build and nurture robust relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, translating complex situations into clear, actionable requirements.
AI Security Responsibilities:
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AI Security Strategy: Support the development and implementation of security frameworks for the adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning across the organization.
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Risk Assessment: Conduct security reviews of AI models, tools, and third-party integrations to identify and mitigate emerging risks.
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Governance & Compliance: Help establish and enforce guardrails for the safe use of AI technologies, ensuring alignment with corporate security policies.
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Threat Mitigation: Monitor and address vulnerabilities specific to AI-enabled systems and automated workflows.
Desirable Skills, Knowledge, and Experience:
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Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
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Experience: 7+ years of previous experience in cybersecurity (with a deep understanding of securing server infrastructure).
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Cloud Proficiency: Strong experience with public cloud security (GCP, Azure, etc.) and securing Google Workspace.
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Technical Skills: Programming experience in Python, Golang, or Bash.
- Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform and Ansible.
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Communication: Ability to navigate ambiguity and clearly communicate complex security requirements to stakeholders at all levels to drive alignment and decision-making.
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Endpoint Experience: Understanding how Linux, Windows and macOS systems work, how to secure them and deep understanding of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) functionalities
What Makes Cloudflare Special?
We’re not just a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company. We’re a highly ambitious, large-scale technology company with a soul. Fundamental to our mission to help build a better Internet is protecting the free and open Internet.
Project Galileo: Since 2014, we've equipped more than 2,400 journalism and civil society organizations in 111 countries with powerful tools to defend themselves against attacks that would otherwise censor their work, technology already used by Cloudflare’s enterprise customers--at no cost.
Athenian Project: In 2017, we created the Athenian Project to ensure that state and local governments have the highest level of protection and reliability for free, so that their constituents have access to election information and voter registration. Since the project, we've provided services to more than 425 local government election websites in 33 states.
1.1.1.1: We released 1.1.1.1 to help fix the foundation of the Internet by building a faster, more secure and privacy-centric public DNS resolver. This is available publicly for everyone to use - it is the first consumer-focused service Cloudflare has ever released. Here’s the deal - we don’t store client IP addresses never, ever. We will continue to abide by our privacy commitment and ensure that no user data is sold to advertisers or used to target consumers.
Sound like something you’d like to be a part of? We’d love to hear from you!
This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws, including the U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Please note that any offer of employment may be conditioned on your authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export laws without sponsorship for an export license.
Cloudflare is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people and place great value in both diversity and inclusiveness. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to their, or any other person's, perceived or actualrace, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, or any other basis protected by law. We are an AA/Veterans/Disabled Employer.
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