Security Compliance & Controls Specialist II

Akamai; United States; A distancia; USD 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Akamai is seeking a Compliance Specialist II to strengthen our security compliance posture. You will lead hands-on control testing, identify risks, and manage audit activities across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS, collaborating with Engineering, DevOps, and IT owners to gather evidence and drive remediation.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of experience with security control testing, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure and containerized

Formación

• 4+ years of hands-on experience evaluating or testing security controls against industry standards, with a strong emphasis on SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS.
• Working knowledge of core technical security controls (e.g., Identity & Access Management, Change Management, Vulnerability Management, and Logging/Monitoring).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written/verbal communication skills.
• Relevant security or audit certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, Security+, CISM, or ISO Lead Auditor) preferred but not required.
• Experience working with cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, or distributed systems preferred but not required.

Responsabilidades

• Execute design and operating effectiveness testing for technical, physical, and operational security controls across primary frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS.
• Coordinate sampling populations, lead technical walkthroughs with Engineering, DevOps, and IT system owners, and review technical evidence.
• Identify control gaps, document exception trends in our GRC platform, and partner with system owners to draft actionable remediation plans and track them to closure.
• Serve as a controls liaison during external audits, managing evidence pipelines, helping explain technical control implementations to auditors, and minimizing business disruption.
• Partner with engineering teams to transition manual control testing toward continuous control monitoring using GRC tooling and automation.

Conocimientos

SOC 2 testing

ISO 27001 testing

PCI DSS testing

Security controls evaluation

Analytical skills

Written/verbal communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

4+ years hands-on security controls testing

Herramientas

GRC tooling

Cloud infrastructure

Containerized environments

Descripción del empleo

Akamai is seeking a Compliance Specialist II to strengthen our security compliance posture. You will lead hands-on control testing, identify risks, and manage audit activities across SOC 2, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS, collaborating with Engineering, DevOps, and IT owners to gather evidence and drive remediation.

Ideal candidates have 4+ years of experience with security control testing, strong analytical and communication skills, and familiarity with cloud infrastructure and containerized