Senior Security Engineer — Hybrid, AI‑Powered Security

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

Job summary

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help safeguard the company, customers, and the Internet globally. You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and provide security guidance across applications, systems and platforms.

You will lead assessments, research adversarial techniques, and help design controls while working with IT and engineering teams. The role emphasizes compliant, scalable security practices and automation.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Network security analysis

Intrusion management

Malware analysis

Vulnerability ID

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help safeguard the company, customers, and the Internet globally. You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and provide security guidance across applications, systems and platforms.

You will lead assessments, research adversarial techniques, and help design controls while working with IT and engineering teams. The role emphasizes compliant, scalable security practices and automation.