Senior Security Engineer - Scale Internet Security (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

PTO (vacation)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help safeguard Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide.

You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and collaborate with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for applications, systems, and platforms. You will assess risks, stay ahead of adversarial techniques, and develop controls while leveraging AI to enhance processes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant security experience.
• Proven 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.
• Demonstrated 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 of networks, applications, and systems to identify risks and mitigation.
• Assist with design and deployment of security controls.
• Perform compliance and policy-based 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 security operations.

Skills

Security engineering experience

Network security analysis

Malware handling

Vulnerability identification

IaaS security deployment

FedRAMP/CMMC experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Security Engineer to help safeguard Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide.

You will report to the Director of Security Engineering and collaborate with IT and engineering to provide security design guidance for applications, systems, and platforms. You will assess risks, stay ahead of adversarial techniques, and develop controls while leveraging AI to enhance processes.