Senior Akamai Security Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Akamai Security Engineer to join our team and provide specialized support in securing eCommerce platforms. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in Akamai CDN services with a focus on security solutions such as bot detection and mitigation, DDoS protection and application-layer security. You will collaborate closely with our cybersecurity, DevOps and eCommerce development teams to design, implement and maintain robust security postures across high-traffic digital platforms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for Akamai security features particularly in Bot Manager, Web Application Protector and DDoS protection
• Configure and optimize Akamai CDN rules and security configurations to align with business and application needs
• Monitor and analyze security threats across the eCommerce landscape and develop mitigation strategies and incident response procedures
• Support ongoing improvements in bot detection, rate limiting and edge security policies and custom rule sets
• Liaise with internal stakeholders and external vendors to troubleshoot issues and implement best practices in edge security
• Provide documentation, training and knowledge transfer to internal teams as required
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, DevOps and eCommerce development teams to design and maintain robust security postures across high-traffic digital platforms

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working with Akamai CDN services including Bot Manager, Web Application Protector and DDoS protection
• Expertise in configuring and optimizing Akamai CDN rules and security configurations to align with business and application needs
• Skills in monitoring and analyzing security threats and developing mitigation strategies and incident response procedures
• Experience supporting bot detection, rate limiting and edge security policies including custom rule sets
• Background in liaising with internal stakeholders and external vendors to troubleshoot issues and implement edge security best practices
• Capability to provide documentation, training and knowledge transfer to internal teams
• English proficiency at B2 level or higher

Nice to have

• Akamai certification(s)
• Experience working in regulated industries or environments with PCI-DSS or GDPR compliance requirements
• Prior experience collaborating with application development, QA and DevOps teams