What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cyber Security Engineer position at Haystack?
Lead Cybersecurity Engineer | Hybrid | $122,600 - $204,400
We're hiring on behalf of a Haystack partner!
The Role
• Act as the enterprise's foremost expert and strategic owner of WAF and application-edge security.
• Drive the architecture of WAF implementations and lead complex threat response efforts.
• Advance automation, logging capabilities, and policy tuning for WAF.
• Partner with cross-functional engineering, cybersecurity, and business teams to ensure resilient protections.
• Analyze WAF rules for improvements and present recommendations to stakeholders.
• Participate in security events and incident response to identify and resolve threats.
What You'll Need
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline and 6 years of experience, or equivalent.
• At least 4 years focused on cybersecurity with a minimum of 2 years managing enterprise WAF.
• Expert-level experience architecting, implementing, and operating enterprise WAF solutions.
• Deep knowledge of network traffic routing (DNS, HTTP/S, CDN/edge).
• Proven experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams.
• Proficiency in Python and Terraform is required.
What's On Offer
• Competitive base salary in the range of $122,600.00 - $204,400.00.
• Flexible paid time off policy, allowing employees to take as much vacation as they deem appropriate.
• Comprehensive benefits package including paid holidays, wellness days, and various leave options.
• Opportunity to shape the strategic vision for application-edge security within a prominent organization.
Apply via Haystack today!
Salary : $122,600 - $204,400