Senior Staff Security Engineer - Cloud and Network Security
Core
Lead edge and network security strategy, designing and operating Cloudflare WAF, DDoS protection, Zero Trust, and perimeter controls for Gusto's payroll and HR systems.
Role type
Senior Staff Security Engineer (Cloud and Network)
Builds
Edge security stack, network perimeter controls, policy-as-code patterns, and AI-assisted security automation.
Domain
Cloud Security / Network Security / SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Cloudflare security stack expertise, AWS networking architecture, policy-as-code, Terraform, incident response, AI-native engineering, Zero Trust implementation
Preferred skills
Crossplane, Wiz, CrowdStrike, Panther, Tines, AWS Certified Advanced Networking/Security, Cloudflare Certified, CKS
Technologies
Cloudflare, AWS, Terraform, Crossplane, Wiz, CrowdStrike, Panther, Tines, Claude Code, MCP
Responsibilities
Design and operate edge security stack (WAF, DDoS, Bot Management), own network security perimeter (VPC, Firewall, Shield), develop policy-as-code patterns, build detections and alerting on edge telemetry, contribute to cloud posture and container security, prototype AI agents and automations
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership