Web Application Security Engineer with experience in Akamai

Overview

Hybrid
Depends on Experience
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Web Application Security
Akamai

Job Details

We are seeking a Web Application Security Analyst with hands-on expertise in Akamai security technologies to join our Web Application Security team. This team is responsible for deploying and maintaining the Firms perimeter web application security controls across all internet-facing applications for the Institutional Securities and Wealth Management businesses.
Required skills:
  • 7+ years of experience in Web Application Security or related domain, with direct experience managing Akamai WAF in an enterprise environment
  • Strong understanding of Akamai Kona Site Defender, Bot Manager, Client Reputation, Edge DNS, and related modules
  • Demonstrated ability to onboard and configure applications within Akamai including rate limiting, custom rules, and bot mitigations
  • Experience with policy lifecycle management from discovery and baselining to enforcement
  • Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret Akamai logs, security events, and metrics to inform decision-making
  • Familiarity with web application protocols (HTTP/S, headers, cookies, APIs) and common security threats (OWASP Top 10)
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams
  • Comfort working in a large, fast-paced, globally distributed enterprise security team
  • Experience with ITIL-aligned processes such as change, incident, and problem management
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