Akamai Security Engineer - WAF & Email Security (Melbourne)

The Decipher Bureau; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 133,000 - 221,000; Part time

Job summary

The Decipher Bureau is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Melbourne. You will lead hands-on work on the Akamai platform, including WAF and API security, and collaborate with SOC, IR, and architecture teams. Hybrid Melbourne CBD with modern security tooling and an emphasis on impact and ownership.

Join a mature security team delivering enterprise-grade protection. The role centers on frontline incident handling and automation via Akamai APIs and Terraform, offering a

Qualifications

• Hands-on Akamai + WAF experience is essential.
• Zscaler / Proofpoint (or similar DLP / email security tooling) experience required.
• Experience in large enterprise environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the Akamai platform end-to-end—onboarding, configuration, policy management, and lifecycle of WAF and API Security.
• Support and troubleshoot Zscaler and Proofpoint as part of the security tech estate.
• Build automation using Akamai APIs, Terraform or similar tooling to reduce manual configuration risk.
• Partner with SOC, Incident Response, Security Architecture, infrastructure and project teams across BAU and project work.
• Investigate platform and security incidents, resolve network issues, and implement remediation.

Skills

Akamai

WAF

Zscaler

Proofpoint

Incident response

Enterprise security

Tools

Terraform

Job description

The Decipher Bureau is seeking a Network Security Engineer for a 6-month contract in Melbourne. You will lead hands-on work on the Akamai platform, including WAF and API security, and collaborate with SOC, IR, and architecture teams. Hybrid Melbourne CBD with modern security tooling and an emphasis on impact and ownership.

Join a mature security team delivering enterprise-grade protection. The role centers on frontline incident handling and automation via Akamai APIs and Terraform, offering a