The Language Doctors

WordPress Security Audit – Hardening Specialist

The Language Doctors

part-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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DNSWordPress

About the role

  • 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

  • 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
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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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