Akamai App & API Protection Engineer

Eircom Limited; Location (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

eir business is seeking an Akamai App & API Protection Engineer to join a team of network and security infrastructure professionals delivering managed services to a large enterprise client. The role involves supporting the ongoing implementation, configuration, and optimisation of Akamai App & API Protector.

This is a long-term, embedded support engagement where eir business collaborates with internal security and application teams to review security policies, tune rules, monitor alerts, and

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Willingness and capability to learn new tools and technologies on the job.
• Automation/scripting skills such as Python.

Responsibilities

• Support the configuration, tuning, and day-to-day operation of Akamai App & API Protector.
• Assist in the review and adjustment of security policies for web applications and APIs.
• Monitor alerts and events, and support incident investigations under guidance.
• Work within internal teams to respond to WAF-related issues and change requests.
• Help identify improvements in rule tuning, coverage, and visibility.
• Contribute to documentation of rule sets, policy changes, and operational processes.
• Collaborate with Akamai and internal stakeholders to support secure rollout of protected apps.
• Engage in continuous learning and skill development around the Akamai platform.
• Prepare and deliver security reports and technical briefings covering operation, threat activity, policy compliance, risk exposure, and remediation recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Learning attitude

Tools

Akamai Kona Site Defender

Python

Job description

eir business is seeking a Akamai App & API Protection Engineer to join a team of network andsecurity infrastructure professionals delivering managed network services to alarge Irish enterprise client. The role involved supporting theongoing implementation, configuration, and optimisation of Akamai App &API Protector. This is a long-term, embedded support engagement where eir businesswill work closely with internal security and application teams.

Expectations From TheRole:

Key Responsibilities:

• Supportthe configuration, tuning, and day-to-day operation of Akamai App & APIProtector
• Assist inthe review and adjustment of security policies for web applications and APIs
• Monitoralerts and events, and support incident investigations under guidance
• Work withinternal teams to respond to WAF-related issues and change requests
• Helpidentify potential improvements in rule tuning, coverage, and visibility
• Contributeto documentation of rule sets, policy changes, and operational processes
• Collaboratewith Akamai and internal stakeholders to support secure rollout of protectedapps
• Engage incontinuous learning and skill development around the Akamai platform
• Prepare and deliver security reports and technical briefings coveringoperation, threat activity, policy compliance, risk exposure, and remediationrecommendations.

Requirements For ASuccessful Application:

• Exposureto Akamai solutions (e.g., Kona Site Defender, Edge DNS, or relatedservices)
• Familiaritywith security alerting, logging, and monitoring tools
• Previousexperience supporting enterprise web applications or public APIs

Required Skills & Attributes

• Web application security risks (e.g., OWASP Top 10)
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Willingness and capability to learn new tools and technologies on thejob
• Automation/scripting skills such as Python

WorkingModel

• Ongoingsupport model (not time-boxed)
• Embeddedwithin our internal security/application support teams
• Collaborationwith Akamai as a strategic vendor (Premium DdoS support already in place)

Others:

Our purpose is to connect for a better Ireland.

Our ambition is to be the number one choice for telecommunications and technology solutions, delivering for our customers today and into the future.

Our new values and behaviours reflect both who we are and who we strive to become. They are the way that we bring our purpose to life in eir.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and supportive work environment. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will work with you to meet your needs.

If successful in the interview process, eir reserves the right to conduct appropriate suitability checks in relation to prospective employees including but not limited to reference checking and/or other searches using publicly available information.