Security Specialist - Akamai Security Suite Analyst
Core
Managing, monitoring, and optimizing Akamai security solutions to protect web applications, APIs, and digital infrastructure from cyber threats, specifically focusing on bot traffic, screen scraping, and DDoS mitigation.
Role type
Security Specialist (Akamai Security Suite Analyst)
Builds
Security policies and configurations for Akamai Kona Site Defender, WAF, and Bot Manager
Domain
Cybersecurity / Web Application Security / CDN Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Akamai Security Suite (Kona Site Defender, WAF, Bot Manager), Bot traffic detection and mitigation, Web security (OWASP Top 10, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS), Threat analysis and log review, Incident response, Policy tuning and configuration management
Preferred skills
Akamai Certified Professional, CISSP, CompTIA Security+, Experience with DDoS mitigation, Experience with aggregator traffic management
Technologies
Akamai Kona Site Defender, Web Application Firewall (WAF), Bot Manager, Akamai CDN
Responsibilities
Detect, monitor, and mitigate automated scraping and bot abuse; Respond to security incidents like DDoS attacks and credential stuffing; Suggest implementation strategies for security policies to balance protection and performance; Analyze traffic patterns and threat intelligence to update configurations; Define and enforce controls for approved aggregators; Troubleshoot security configuration issues; Maintain security policy documentation; Liaise with Akamai support teams
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
