Senior Security Engineer - Remote Cloud & AI Defense

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

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for our Information Security Team in the United States. You will work with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for applications, systems, and platforms, and report to the Director of Security Engineering.

You will research threats, perform security assessments, deploy mitigations, and document policies, leveraging AI to enhance operations and developing tools to support security workflows.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security experience or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree required
• Proven experience in network security analysis or intrusion management
• Experience identifying malware and vulnerabilities and mitigating them
• Experience identifying software/app 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 mitigations.
• 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/tools to support security functions.

Skills

Network security analysis

Intrusion management

Malware identification

Vulnerability mitigation

IaaS security

FedRAMP/CMMC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer for our Information Security Team in the United States. You will work with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for applications, systems, and platforms, and report to the Director of Security Engineering.

You will research threats, perform security assessments, deploy mitigations, and document policies, leveraging AI to enhance operations and developing tools to support security workflows.