Security Engineer with Akamai WAF
Summary
Implement, tune, and monitor Akamai WAF policies to protect enterprise web apps and APIs, responding to security incidents and collaborating with teams to reduce risks.
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Akamai WAF Security Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience implementing, managing, and optimizing Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF) solutions. The ideal candidate will lead enterprise application onboarding and migration to Akamai WAF, perform WAF policy tuning, support AI/LLM and API security initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance web application security across the organization.
Required Skills
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Akamai Web Application Security.
- Strong experience with Akamai Kona Site Defender (KSD).
- Experience with Akamai Bot Manager.
- Experience with Akamai API Security.
- Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10 web application security risks.
- Experience in WAF policy tuning, false-positive analysis, and security event monitoring.
- Experience responding to production security incidents and troubleshooting WAF-related issues.
- Knowledge of DNS, Load Balancers, Reverse Proxies, Firewalls, SSL/TLS, and HTTP/HTTPS protocols.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Regards,
Mohammed ilyas,
PH - 229-264-4024 or Text - 229-469-1455 or you can share the updated resume at Mohammed@vtekis. com
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
