Senior Security Engineer

Akamai; New Delhi; Hybrid; INR 2,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to embed security across cloud solutions and collaborate with Development, Product, Support, and Sales Engineering teams. You will govern vulnerability management, automate security workflows, and partner with GRC and Engineering to ensure compliance.

The role emphasizes SSDLC practices, remediation of vulnerabilities, and leadership in incident response. 5+ years of experience and a CS-related degree are required, with expertise in major security

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Familiar with compliance standards such as FedRAMP, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and SOC2.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with excellent communication.
• Experience with security tools including Wiz, Snyk, Tenable, Burp, and Trivy.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (C, Java, Golang, Python, or JavaScript).

Responsibilities

• Govern the vulnerability management lifecycle across all engineering teams.
• Automate workflows to reduce developer friction in daily security operations.
• Collaborate with GRC and Engineering to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Identify and remediate critical security issues with development and infrastructure teams.
• Implement SSDLC practices to strengthen security throughout the development process.
• Act as lead security SME during incident response and customer security escalations.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Cloud security

Security tooling

Automation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Wiz

Snyk

Tenable

Burp

Trivy

Coverity

Black Duck

Job description

Do you enjoy collaborating with engineers and architects to shape products for billions of online users

Are you excited to work with innovative security products

Join our team

The Application Security Team works with Development, Product, Support, and Sales Engineering teams to ensure secure, high-quality products for customers.

Partner with the best

Seeking a Senior Security Engineer to provide technical expertise and collaborate with engineering teams, embedding security in cloud solutions. This role involves safeguarding enterprise applications while fostering a security-focused culture. Success requires guiding individuals, refining processes, and leveraging technical skills to ensure comprehensive protection and alignment across systems and teams.

As a Senior Security Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Governing the vulnerability management lifecycle by overseeing processes, tooling, and remediation efforts across all engineering teams.
• Automating workflows and processes to reduce developer friction, toil, and manual overhead across daily security operations.
• Collaborating with GRC and Engineering teams to ensure compliance with industry security standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Partnering closely with development and infrastructure teams to identify and remediate critical security issues and vulnerabilities.
• Implementing comprehensive SSDLC practicesImplementing comprehensive Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) practices to strengthen security throughout the entire development process.
• Mitigating vulnerabilities and security weaknesses in code and infrastructure through partnership with operations and engineering teams.
• Serving as a lead security subject matter expert during incident response efforts and customer security escalations.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field
• Demonstrate knowledge of industry compliance standards such as FedRAMP, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and SOC2.
• Demonstrate analytical and problem-solving abilities alongside exceptional communication and presentation proficiency.
• Utilize expertise operating and administering diverse security tools such as Wiz, Snyk, Tenable, Black Duck, Coverity, Burp, and Trivy.
• Demonstrate expertise in at least one programming language, such as C, Java, Golang, Python, or JavaScript.
• Demonstrate adaptability, proactive thinking, commitment to learning, and pursuit of technical mastery in dynamic environments.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether youre streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, were the engine behind the scenes. We provide the worlds 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 worlds biggest moments without a glitch.

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

At Akamai, we dont just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And were the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your jobs needs

Akamais FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. Its not about telling employees where to work; its about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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