WordPress Security Audit – Hardening Specialist

The Language Doctors

WordPress Security Audit & Hardening Specialist responsible for auditing and securing WordPress sites for The Language Doctors. Focused on security risks, vulnerabilities, and ongoing support for 3 live WordPress sites.

Posted 4/17/2026part-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DNSWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Assess the current state of 3 live WordPress sites, eliminate security risks, and establish a clean, hardened, and well-documented baseline.
Conduct full security audit (plugins, themes, users, APIs, hosting, Cloudflare)
Identify vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and access risks
Remove malware, backdoors, or suspicious code (if present)
Secure admin access (least privilege, MFA where applicable)
Harden WordPress (core, database, file system, endpoints)
Configure Cloudflare (WAF, SSL/TLS, DNS protections)
Validate or implement secure Stripe integration (tokenized, no card storage)
Establish: Backup and restore process
Update/patching approach
Basic monitoring/logging
Deliverables Written Security Audit Report (findings + severity)
Summary of issues remediated vs. remaining risks
Hardened and secured live environment
Clear documentation of setup and recommendations

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience securing WordPress sites (not just building them)
Ability to detect and remediate compromised environments
Strong knowledge of OWASP Top 10 and web security best practices
Hands-on experience with: Cloudflare (WAF, DNS, SSL)
WordPress security hardening
Stripe API integrations (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Ongoing Support (Post-Project) Opportunity to continue supporting TLD on an as-needed basis, including: Security monitoring and periodic audits Plugin/core updates and patching Incident response (if needed) Minor improvements and optimizations

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Hard Skills & Tools

WordPress security hardeningsecurity auditvulnerability detectionmalware removaladmin access securityCloudflare configurationStripe API integrationbackup and restore processmonitoring and loggingOWASP Top 10

Soft Skills

problem-solvingattention to detaildocumentation skillsanalytical thinkingcommunication