Cyber Security Engineer

Travelport; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

401(k) match

Paid time off

New Child leave policy

Job summary

Travelport seeks a Cyber Security Engineer II to join the Atlanta-based Cyber Security Operations team. You will design, implement, and maintain Akamai-based edge protection, APIs, and WAF policies across global data centers and cloud networks.

You’ll analyze traffic, tune security controls, and respond to incidents, while collaborating with application, network, and security teams in a 24/7 on-call environment. Hybrid work is offered in Atlanta.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on Akamai implementation, configuration and support.
• Strong TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S knowledge and CDN edge concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and manage enterprise web apps and edge security to protect traffic.
• Tune security rules and manage WAF, bot protection, and rate-limiting.
• Lead troubleshooting of edge traffic, logs, and TLS flows; support audits and compliance.

Skills

Akamai expertise

Networking knowledge (TCP/IP)

Security incident response

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Akamai Kona Site Defender

Akamai App & API Protector

Terraform

Bot Manager

Job description

Cyber Security Engineer | Atlanta | Hybrid

Travel obsessed? Big tech fan? Hey, you’re in good company. If you want to be part of the industry that makes the world go round, then look no further.

Travelport is the brains behind lots of your travel bookings- plane, car or hotel. Our technology is used to book that magical holiday, infamous bachelorette party or long overdue school reunion. While we can’t solve mosquito bites or lost luggage, we can simplify a lot of the technical parts of travel, and we’re looking for the best thinkers to help us do it.

We’re hiring right now for a Cyber Security Engineer! Search for #Travelport on LinkedIn and hear from our amazing team.

How you’ll make an impact:

The Cyber Security Engineer II with strong Akamai experience serves as the first line of defense driving forward the automation, management, and compliance of our edge network solutions. He/She will support the Cyber Security Operations team headquartered in Atlanta, GA working with application, network, and security teams. As part of the Cyber Security team, you will implement and manage Travelport’s network edge protection solutions.

Your role in action:

• Design, build, manage, and safeguard enterprise web apps, analyze traffic logs, tune security rules, and resolve access or DDoS issues across global network architectures. Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, engineering, implementation, security, and management of the enterprise solution.
• Provide input to strategic planning for protecting and operationalization of our architecture with multiple data centers, cloud network infrastructure, disaster recovery (DR) and resiliency.
• Protect high-traffic web apps and APIs using Akamai edge controls.
• Manage WAF policies, bot-protection, and rate-limiting rules.
• Troubleshoot complex edge traffic, DNS, and TLS flows.
• Documents and disseminate processes and procedures for network security.
• Provides forensics input to Cyber Incident Response teams.
• Support audit and compliance activities

Could this be you?

• At least five years’ experience implementing, configuring, integrating and supporting Akamai
• Deep hands‑on knowledge of Akamai security suites and policy tuning.
• Strong command of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, and CDN reverse‑proxy mechanics.
• Experience with PCI Network Segmentation.
• Configure and tune Akamai App & API Protector, Kona Site Defender, and Bot Manager.
• Ability to Inspect logs and HTTP transactions to reduce false positives and mitigate attacks.
• Integrate new internet‑facing services safely into the edge security framework.
• Investigate security alerts, handle escalations, and support on‑call rotations.
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code deployments via Terraform and API scripting and AI utilization to assist.
• Experience following change control procedures and analyzing impacts of changes for possible disruptions/issues.
• Ability to work on a 24/7/365 available team and be on-call for emergency coverage
• Experience working with internal and external customers for required changes providing input and recommendations for best practices and infrastructure/application integration.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university with an emphasis in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• Successful completion for one of the following certifications:
• Excellent troubleshooting skills beyond the Edge Platform, with the ability to identify the root cause, and solution to problems.
• Strong command of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, and CDN reverse‑proxy mechanics.
• Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, botnets, and API abuse patterns.
• Linux command line skills
• Scripting experience with Bash, Perl, Python, and/or PowerShell
• Automation scripting experience with Service Now/firewall management APIs
• Availability to work nights at weekends
• Availability to participate in on call rotation for after‑hours support
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Offer 126 annually
• Medical, dental, vision, employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs.
• Generous paid time off policy, hybrid working model, as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off.
• New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off, and the non‑birthing parent receives 8.

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.