Senior Security Engineer — AI-Driven Risk & Compliance

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risks in a rapidly changing security landscape.

You will collaborate with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for new and existing applications, systems and platforms, addressing adversarial techniques and compliance requirements. You will perform security risk assessments, develop mitigations, and document guidelines per NIST standards while leveraging AI to streamline processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security experience and a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience with network security analysis or intrusion management.
• Experience with malware and vulnerability identification and mitigation.
• Experience identifying software and application compromises and vulnerabilities.
• Experience with secure deployment and usage of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS).
• Experience in FedRAMP and/or CMMC certified environments.

Responsibilities

• Research adversarial techniques, emerging vulnerabilities, and related detection and response strategies.
• Conduct network, application and system security assessments to identify risks and provide mitigation strategies.
• Assist with design and deployment of security risk mitigating controls.
• Perform compliance and policy-based investigations of internal systems.
• Document security guidelines, procedures, and policies with emphasis on NIST 800-53 and 800-171.
• Provide security guidance and consultation to Akamai business units.
• Leverage emerging AI capabilities to enhance processes and automation.
• Develop scripts and tools to support the above functions.

Skills

Network security analysis

Intrusion management

Malware identification

Vulnerability identification

Security design guidance

FedRAMP/CMMC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risks in a rapidly changing security landscape.

You will collaborate with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for new and existing applications, systems and platforms, addressing adversarial techniques and compliance requirements. You will perform security risk assessments, develop mitigations, and document guidelines per NIST standards while leveraging AI to streamline processes.