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Cyber Security Engineer

Haystack
Atlanta, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/26/2026

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

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