Senior Security Engineer - Remote, AI-Driven Defenses

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Vacation (PTO)

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai's Information Security team is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risk across the company and its customers worldwide. You will report directly to the Director of Security Engineering and work with IT and engineering to implement security controls.

We value 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and proven capabilities in network security analysis, malware identification, vulnerability mitigation, and secure deployment of IaaS.

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.
• Demonstrate experience in FedRAMP and/or CMMC certified environments.

Responsibilities

• Research adversarial techniques, 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, procedures, and policies (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 these functions.

Skills

Network security

Intrusion management

Malware analysis

Vulnerability mitigation

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai's Information Security team is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to assess and mitigate risk across the company and its customers worldwide. You will report directly to the Director of Security Engineering and work with IT and engineering to implement security controls.

We value 5+ years of experience, a Bachelor's degree, and proven capabilities in network security analysis, malware identification, vulnerability mitigation, and secure deployment of IaaS.