Senior Security Engineer — AI-Driven Threat Defense

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risks across Akamai's platforms, collaborating with IT and engineering teams and reporting to the Director of Security Engineering.

You will research adversarial techniques, conduct security assessments, design controls, and document guidelines (NIST 800-53 / 800-171). You will also develop scripts and leverage AI to improve security processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree.
• Proven 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 the secure deployment and usage of infrastructure-as-a-service.
• Demonstrated experience in a FedRAMP and/or CMMC certified environment.

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 (NIST 800-53 and 800-171).
• Provide security guidance and consultation to Akamai business units.
• Leverage AI capabilities to enhance security processes and automation.
• Develop scripts and tools to support above functions.

Skills

Network security analysis

Intrusion management

Malware identification

Vulnerability mitigation

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risks across Akamai's platforms, collaborating with IT and engineering teams and reporting to the Director of Security Engineering.

You will research adversarial techniques, conduct security assessments, design controls, and document guidelines (NIST 800-53 / 800-171). You will also develop scripts and leverage AI to improve security processes.