Security Lead – Akamai CDN & WAF

Bangalore - India

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Us:

Paytm is Indias leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytms mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the mainstream economy with the help of technology.

About the Role

Paytm is looking for an experienced Security Lead with deep hands-on expertise in Akamai a to spearhead our edge security and content delivery initiatives. This is a critical lead role responsible for architecting and defending the perimeter of our high-volume transactional services. The ideal candidate will have 5 years of dedicated experience in CDN and WAF technologies proven expertise with Akamai suites and a strong ability to drive complex technical projects while mentoring a high-performing team.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the comprehensive design strategic deployment and ongoing management of Akamai CDN and WAF solutions ensuring robust protection and high availability for Paytms critical applications.

Own end-to-end CDN/WAF projects from initial architecture and stakeholder planning through to successful implementation configuration and post-deployment support and optimization.

Mentor guide and technically develop a team of engineers setting clear goals ensuring operational excellence and fostering a culture of continuous learning and security-first mindset.

Act as the primary technical escalation point for all complex Akamai CDN/WAF incidents performance issues and security events driving root cause analysis (RCA) and implementing long-term solutions.

Proactively optimize edge delivery performance and security by leveraging advanced Akamai features including intelligent caching strategies traffic management and sophisticated bot-fighting techniques.

Drive continuous improvement by establishing security baselines performing regular configuration audits automating manual processes and standardizing configurations across all properties.

Collaborate closely with engineering site reliability security operations application and business teams to ensure seamless service delivery secure new product launches and embed security into the development lifecycle.

Manage the strategic relationship with Akamai Cloudflare and other vendors handling technical escalations championing feature adoption and influencing product roadmaps to meet Paytms evolving needs.

Qualifications & Experience

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Cybersecurity or a related field.

5 years of progressive experience in CDN and WAF technologies with proven hands-on expertise in architecting and managing Akamai and/or Cloudflare

Solutions in a large-scale high-traffic environment.

Strong in-depth knowledge of web delivery architecture advanced caching techniques DNS SSL/TLS certificate management and the nuances of HTTP/HTTPS protocols.

Solid practical understanding of web application security demonstrated by expertise in WAF policy tuning false positive analysis bot mitigation strategies and multi-layered DDoS protection.

Verifiable experience in leading technical teams or managing complex edge delivery projects including setting technical direction and managing deliverables.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to thrive in high-pressure situations and effectively communicate complex technical details to diverse stakeholders.

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and ITIL processes is a significant plus.

Akamai and/or Cloudflare certifications (e.g. Akamai Web Performance or Security) are highly desirable and will be given strong consideration.

Why join us:

Because you get an opportunity to make a difference and have a great time doing that.

You are challenged and encouraged here to do stuff that is meaningful for you and for those we serve.

You should work with us if you think seriously about what technology can do for people.

We are successful and our successes are rooted in our people collective energy and unwavering focus on the customer and thats how it will always be.

Compensation:

If you are the right fit we believe in creating wealth for you. With enviable 500 mn registered users 21 mn merchants and depth of data in our ecosystem we are in a unique position to democratize credit for deserving consumers & merchants and we are committed to it. Indias largest digital lending story is brewing here. Its your opportunity to be a part of the story!

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About Us:Paytm is Indias leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company. Pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution in India Paytm builds technologies that help small businesses with payments and commerce. Paytms mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them to the...