Security Compliance Specialist II

Akamai Career Site; India; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Akamai's Security Compliance team seeks a resourceful, detail-focused specialist to support control testing, audits, and third-party assessments for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and related standards.

As Security Compliance Specialist II, you will coordinate evidence, work with Engineering and IT owners, and help strengthen Akamai's security posture while enabling risk-informed business outcomes.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of relevant security/compliance experience.
• Experience assessing controls against SOC 2, ISO 27001 or PCI DSS.
• Strong technical security controls expertise: IAM, Change Management, Vulnerability Management, Logging/Monitoring.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills.
• Security or audit certifications preferred (CISA, CRISC, Security+, CISM or ISO Lead Auditor).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, containers, or distributed systems valued but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Contributing to Akamai's security compliance through control testing, risk identification and audits.
• Perform design and operational effectiveness evaluations for controls within SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS.
• Coordinate sampling populations, lead walkthroughs with Engineering, DevOps, and IT system owners, and review evidence.
• Identify control gaps, document exception trends in the GRC platform, and draft remediation plans.
• Support third-party audits by coordinating evidence, explaining controls, minimizing disruptions and improving processes via automation and GRC tools.

Skills

Identity & Access Management

Change Management

Vulnerability Management

Logging/Monitoring

Analytical skills

Written/verbal communication

Education

Security certifications (CISA, CRISC, Security+, CISM, ISO Lead Auditor)

Tools

GRC platforms

Job description

Do you relish the
prospect of working with cutting-edge web security platforms?

Would you enjoy translating security compliance into business and product requirements?

Join our global InfoSec Security Compliance Team!

Akamai's Security Compliance team seeks a resourceful, detail-focused problem-solver to support compliance programs showcasing the security of Akamai's network and products. Collaboration with Security Compliance team members and business unit stakeholders is essential to advance compliance operations. Contributions will strengthen Akamai's overall security compliance posture through active participation in related programs and projects.

Partner with the best

The Security Compliance team collaborates with experts to improve Akamai's protection and verify effective customer safeguards. It engages engineering, platform, and business teams to assess, maintain, and demonstrate security practices. Responsibilities include performing control evaluations, internal audits, and assisting third-party compliance with international security standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and PCI DSS.

As a Security Compliance Specialist II, you will be responsible for:

• Contributing to Akamai's security compliance through conducting control testing, identifying risks, and managing audits as a Compliance Specialist II.
• Conducting design and operational effectiveness evaluations for technical, physical, and security controls within frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS.
• Coordinating sampling populations, leading technical walkthroughs with Engineering, DevOps, and IT system owners, and reviewing technical evidence thoroughly.
• Identifying control gaps, documenting exception trends in the GRC platform, collaborating with system owners, and drafting actionable remediation plans.
• Supporting third-party audits by coordinating evidence, explaining technical controls, minimizing disruptions, and optimizing processes through automation and GRC tools.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Bring 2 to 6 of relevant experience with equivalent qualifications and applicable professional background for the role.
• Gain practical experience assessing security controls against industry standards, with a focus on SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS.
• Demonstrate expertise in technical security controls, including Identity & Access Management, Change Management, Vulnerability Management, and Logging/Monitoring.
• Demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and written/verbal communication abilities effectively and efficiently in various situations.
• Obtain relevant security or audit certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, Security+, CISM, or ISO Lead Auditor); not mandatory.
• Demonstrate experience with cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, or distributed systems; these skills are valuable but not mandatory.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai:

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