Senior Security Engineer
Akamai · Posted Oct 28
Cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network services
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About the role
Akamai ExAR, part of Akamai's Enterprise Security Group, specializes in detection, threat intelligence, and proactive defense operations, identifying hidden threats and enhancing network and cloud security for global organizations. The Senior Security Engineer connects security research advancements with global engineering efforts, building detection methodologies across large-scale telemetry and applying AI/ML to threat detection. The role also involves triaging high-severity incidents and serving as a client-facing technical expert during investigations and critical incidents.
What you will do
- Investigating complex cyber-attacks to uncover adversary behaviors and support customer defenses.
- Designing and monitoring production-grade code for new detection methodologies across large-scale telemetry.
- Triaging high-severity incidents, presenting investigation findings, and providing advanced technical support to customers.
- Analyzing AI-generated detections and partnering with researchers to continuously refine their effectiveness.
- Applying actionable Threat Intelligence to identify tactical shifts and proactively enhance defensive coverage.
- Working closely with globally dispersed teams to ensure seamless operational continuity and knowledge sharing.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Have 5+ years of cybersecurity experience spanning security engineering, cloud-native architectures, XDR platforms, and SOC environments.
- Combine investigative intuition with engineering rigor to independently correlate diverse telemetry and disrupt threat actors.
- Write robust code (e.g., Python) to build, monitor, and maintain modern, scalable security data pipelines.
- Partner with the Research team to translate threat intelligence into automated defenses using advanced scripting and APIs
- Have a deep understanding of attacker TTPs, MITRE ATT&CK, network protocols, and OS internals.
- Leverage AI and machine learning to identify anomalies, mitigate active threats, and streamline complex detection workflows.
- Serve as a trusted technical advisor who can clearly explain AI-driven insights and implement customer-specific security solutions.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment, collaborating effectively with global teams to deliver measurable security outcomes.
Benefits and support
- FlexBase flexible work program: work from home, in an office, or a combination of both
About Akamai
Akamai is a global cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network company that powers and protects digital experiences online. Its distributed edge platform optimizes web and application performance while providing robust enterprise security solutions. The company serves major global enterprises across various industries, enabling scalable cloud infrastructure and advanced threat mitigation.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 11000+ employees
- Founded
- 1998
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $61.5M raised
- 2023-08-16Post Ipo Debt
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer & GM, Cloud Technology Group
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