Senior Security Engineer — AI-Driven Security & Compliance

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K savings plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate security risks across applications, systems, and platforms. You will collaborate with IT and engineering, guiding secure design and threat mitigation in a global environment.

Responsibilities include researching adversarial techniques, conducting security assessments, deploying risk-mitigating controls, and supporting compliance with NIST 800-53/800-171 while enabling AI-enhanced processes and automation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent.
• Experience with network security analysis, malware/Vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Research adversarial techniques, vulnerabilities, and detection strategies.
• Conduct network, application and system security assessments.
• Assist design and deployment of security controls.
• Perform compliance investigations and document guidelines (NIST 800-53/800-171).
• Provide security guidance to business units and develop automation tools.

Skills

Network security

Threat detection

Incident response

Security architecture

Automation scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

NIST 800-53

NIST 800-171

FedRAMP/CMMC

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate security risks across applications, systems, and platforms. You will collaborate with IT and engineering, guiding secure design and threat mitigation in a global environment.

Responsibilities include researching adversarial techniques, conducting security assessments, deploying risk-mitigating controls, and supporting compliance with NIST 800-53/800-171 while enabling AI-enhanced processes and automation.