Security Architect - Cloudflare

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Position Description:

Become a key leader in CGI’s cybersecurity team supporting external security posture modernization efforts. As the Cloudflare Architect for External Presence, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, optimizing, and governing the protections applied to the organization's public-facing applications, APIs, and services. Your expertise will help secure the enterprise from evolving threats including DDoS attacks, bot traffic, and vulnerabilities in web and cloud platforms while enabling resilient and efficient digital experiences for clients and partners. This is a Full Time Employment opportunity and can be located in most of our US CSG offices, in a hybrid working model.

Your future duties and responsibilities:

• Architect and implement Cloudflare services including WAF, DDoS Mitigation, Bot Management, CDN Optimization, and API Gateway protections across the Clients' external presence.
• Conduct detailed security assessments of externally facing applications, DNS configurations, and APIs to recommend Cloudflare security policies.
• Design and implement mitigation strategies for DDoS risks, credential stuffing, and OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
• Create scalable templates for Cloudflare policy management to support application onboarding and lifecycle maintenance.
• Develop operational processes for tuning WAF rules, analyzing threat intelligence feeds, and mitigating emerging threats in real-time.
• Lead coordination with infrastructure, application development, networking, and security operations teams for public-facing asset protection.
• Document Cloudflare configurations, architecture diagrams, operational playbooks, and change management processes.
• Provide technical SME leadership during incident investigations involving external threats.
• Support operational teams in ongoing monitoring, policy tuning, and reporting

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

10+ years of overall cybersecurity or infrastructure security experience, with 3+ years architecting external security solutions using Cloudflare or similar WAF/DDoS platforms.
Expertise in web application security, API security, OWASP Top 10, and modern web architectures.
Hands-on experience configuring Cloudflare WAF, Bot Management, DDoS Protection, CDN, and DNSSEC.
Strong understanding of SSL/TLS encryption, certificate management, and DNS architecture.
Familiarity with hybrid cloud deployments (Azure, AWS) and integration with Cloudflare services.
Ability to design and document secure, scalable external protection architectures.

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related technical field
CGI anticipates accepting applications for this position through May 30, 2025.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit-based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $113,200-$207,100

CGI’s benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

•Competitive compensation
•Comprehensive insurance options
•Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
•Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
•Paid parental leave
•Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well-being programs

Skills:

·  Cyber
·  Health Insurance
·  Threat Risk Assessment

What you can expect from us:

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