Senior Security Engineer — Hybrid/Remote, AI-Driven Security

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. invites a Senior Security Engineer in Baton Rouge to help safeguard Akamai's global platform and collaborate with industry-leading security experts.

You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and address security challenges at scale. You will research adversarial techniques, conduct security assessments, and assist with designing controls and compliant processes following NIST 800-53/800-171, while developing scripts and leveraging AI to improve security

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant 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 the secure deployment and usage of infrastructure-as-a-service.
• Experience working in a FedRAMP and/or CMMC certified environment.

Responsibilities

• Research adversarial techniques, emerging vulnerabilities, and related detection and response strategies.
• Conduct security assessments to identify risks and 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 800-53/800-171).
• Provide security guidance and consultation to Akamai business units.
• Leverage AI capabilities to enhance processes and automation.
• Develop scripts and tools to support the above functions.

Skills

Security analysis

Intrusion management

Malware detection

Vulnerability management

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. invites a Senior Security Engineer in Baton Rouge to help safeguard Akamai's global platform and collaborate with industry-leading security experts.

You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and address security challenges at scale. You will research adversarial techniques, conduct security assessments, and assist with designing controls and compliant processes following NIST 800-53/800-171, while developing scripts and leveraging AI to improve security