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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Security Engineer - **Company:** WorldPay - **Location:** Cincinnati, OH, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Proxy Servers, Cloud Computing, CompTIA Security+, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, DDoS Mitigation, Network Address Translation, Domain Name System (DNS), Python (Programming Language), Network Security, Routing, Open Web Application Security, Akamai, Runbook, Security Information and Event Management, TCP/IP, Traffic Analysis, Load Balancing, Software Security, Rate Limiting, Git, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare, Restful APIs, Terraform, Security Orchestration, Automation & Response - **Published:** September 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bbab0162-613c-4a28-8ef8-99650285fc03 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, computer science, information technology, networking, or a related field-or equivalent practical experience. * 3-5 years of experience in network security, application security, edge security, security operations, infrastructure engineering, or a related role. * Hands-on experience supporting WAF or application protection technologies, preferably Akamai, Cloudflare, or a comparable WAF/CDN platform. * Experience with application onboarding, policy implementation, traffic analysis, rule tuning, exception handling, troubleshooting, and false-positive reduction. * Working knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/S, TLS and certificates, DNS, proxies, load balancing, NAT, routing, and CDN or edge security concepts. * Ability to analyze logs, HTTP transactions, application behavior, and security events to investigate and resolve technical issues. * Strong problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work across distributed teams, follow change-management processes, and participate in a rotating on-call schedule. It's a bonus if you have * Experience with Akamai or Cloudflare application, API, or bot protection capabilities. * Familiarity with Terraform, Python, REST APIs, Git, CI/CD pipelines, or other security automation tools. * Experience with SIEM platforms, dashboards, alerts, or reporting for WAF and edge security events. * Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, API abuse, credential attacks, automated threats, or application-layer denial-of-service patterns. * Exposure to SASE, secure web gateways, Zscaler, Prisma Access, Palo Alto, F5 Distributed Cloud, DDoS protection, or load-balancing technologies. * Experience in a regulated or highly available enterprise environment, or a relevant certification such as Security+, CCNA, Akamai, Cloudflare, GIAC, Palo Alto, or Zscaler. ## Description * Configure and tune Akamai, Cloudflare, or similar platforms, including WAF policies, managed and custom rules, rate limiting, bot controls, and security analytics. * Onboard internet-facing applications and implement appropriate protections, exceptions, and allow/block controls. * Analyze traffic, logs, and security events to identify threats, configuration issues, false positives, and policy improvement opportunities. * Troubleshoot WAF blocks, application access, TLS/certificate, DNS, proxy, and other edge security issues. * Implement and validate changes using established testing, peer-review, rollback, and change-management processes. * Support incident response, maintain operational documentation and runbooks, and collaborate with application, security, network, infrastructure, and vendor teams. ## Related Videos - [What the Heck is Edge Computing Anyway?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/593-what-the-heck-is-edge-computing-anyway) - [You can’t hack what you can’t see](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/41-you-can-t-hack-what-you-can-t-see) - [An Applied Introduction to eBPF with Go](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1075-an-applied-introduction-to-ebpf-with-go) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Security Pitfalls for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/726-security-pitfalls-for-software-engineers) - [Turning Container security up to 11 with Capabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/718-turning-container-security-up-to-11-with-capabilities) ## Related Articles - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [Understanding and Mitigating Common Web Vulnerabilities](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/565-understanding-and-mitigating-common-web-vulnerabilities) - [9 Ways to Make Money Hacking](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/333-9-ways-to-make-money-hacking) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 134 - Where pixels sing?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/477-dev-digest-134-where-pixels-sing) - [Walking Into The Era of Supply Chain Risks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/106-walking-into-the-era-of-supply-chain-risks)