Senior Security Engineer — Remote, AI-Enhanced Security

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

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our Information Security Team. You will work with industry-leading security experts to assess and mitigate risk across Akamai's global platforms and applications.

You will partner with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance, conduct assessments, and develop automation, while aligning with NIST controls and FedRAMP/CMMC requirements. This role offers opportunities to influence security at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security experience.
• Experience with network security analysis or intrusion management.
• Experience with malware and vulnerability identification and mitigation.
• Experience identifying software/app compromises and vulnerabilities.
• Experience with secure deployment of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS).
• Experience working 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 mitigations.
• Assist design and deployment of security risk mitigating controls.
• Perform compliance and policy-based investigations of internal systems.
• Document security guidelines and policies with emphasis on NIST 800-53 and 800-171.
• Provide security guidance to Akamai business units.
• Develop scripts and tools to support security operations.

Skills

Network security

Intrusion management

Malware detection

Vulnerability mitigation

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC

Security design

AI automation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to join our Information Security Team. You will work with industry-leading security experts to assess and mitigate risk across Akamai's global platforms and applications.

You will partner with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance, conduct assessments, and develop automation, while aligning with NIST controls and FedRAMP/CMMC requirements. This role offers opportunities to influence security at scale.