Akamai AI Engineer
Core
Lead onboarding of internet-facing applications to Akamai WAF, analyze production traffic, troubleshoot AI/LLM traffic, and advise on secure web architecture.
Role type
Senior Akamai AI Engineer (WAF & Security)
Builds
Enterprise web application security posture and Akamai platform operations
Domain
Cybersecurity / Web Application Firewall / Financial Services
Deliverable
dashboards & analysis
Required skills
Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Bot Manager, Akamai API Security, OWASP Top 10, Incident response, WAF policy tuning, DDoS mitigation, API security, SQL
Preferred skills
AI/LLM security, Akamai Firewall for AI, Enterprise-scale migration, Financial services experience
Technologies
Akamai WAF, Akamai Kona Site Defender, Akamai Bot Manager, Akamai API Security, OWASP, SQL, LLM, Agentic AI
Responsibilities
Lead onboarding of internet-facing applications to Akamai WAF, coordinate migrations, testing, cutovers, validation, and rollback plans; Analyze production traffic and WAF events, investigate false positives, and tune security policies; Troubleshoot AI- and LLM-related traffic that triggers WAF controls; Review WAF, Bot Manager, DDoS, Client Reputation, and API Security events; Produce dashboards and reports on WAF adoption, deny-mode coverage, bot mitigation, and attack activity; Present program status, metrics, risks, and remediation plans to senior management.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
