Lead Cyber Security – Edge Security Engineering (Akamai WAF, DDoS Defense & Security Analytics)

This position requires office presence of a minimum of 5 days per week and is only located in the location(s) posted. No relocation is offered.

Join AT&T and reimagine the communications and technologies that connect the world. Our Chief Security Office ensures that our assets are safeguarded through truthful transparency enforce accountability and master cybersecurity to stay ahead of threats. Bring your bold ideas and fearless risk-taking to redefine connectivity and transform how the world shares stories and experiences that matter. When you step into a career with AT&T you wont just imagine the future-youll create it.

AT&T is seeking a Lead Cyber Security Engineer to support enterprise edge security engineering efforts focused on Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF) DDoS defense and analytics-driven capabilities that improve visibility detection and response across internet-facing applications and services. This role provides hands-on technical execution across application and network security domains including implementation optimization automation analytics and continuous improvement of controls that protect enterprise edge environments. The position partners closely with security engineering operations architecture and strategic vendors to enhance defensive effectiveness and improve operational outcomes at scale.

Akamai WAF Engineering

• Design configure tune and optimize Akamai WAF policies to protect enterprise internet-facing applications and services.
• Develop and implement security controls signatures and custom rulesets aligned to OWASP risks emerging threat patterns and business-specific requirements.
• Support migration of applications and security controls to Akamai CDN and WAF platforms while maintaining operational stability and policy consistency.
• Integrate WAF telemetry and security event data with SIEM and monitoring platforms to improve visibility alerting and incident investigation capabilities.
• Participate in Tier 2/Tier 3 on-call rotations supporting WAF-related incidents including troubleshooting escalation and service restoration for critical internet-facing applications.

DDoS Defense and Security Analytics

• Support DDoS defense operations through attack analysis telemetry review event classification and response coordination across edge security platforms.
• Build and refine data-driven capabilities that improve identification of volumetric protocol and application-layer attack patterns across edge security platforms.
• Support automation of DDoS event analysis classification and workflow orchestration to improve operational speed consistency and decision support.
• Partner with security engineering operations and vendor teams to integrate relevant telemetry sources and improve the effectiveness of AI-assisted or analytics-driven defensive processes.

Automation and Continuous Improvement

• Develop and enhance automation frameworks that improve repeatability scalability and efficiency across edge security engineering and validation activities.
• Integrate automated workflows into engineering and operational processes where appropriate to support continuous assurance and faster remediation cycles.
• Build and maintain dashboards reports and metrics that communicate control performance risk trends and operational outcomes to technical and leadership stakeholders.
• Contribute to process improvements that advance standardization measurable engineering outcomes and operational effectiveness across WAF and DDoS-related security functions.

• Hands-on expertise in web application and edge security engineering including configuration tuning and optimization of WAF technologies supporting internet-facing applications and services.
• Experience with Akamai WAF/CDN or comparable edge protection platforms.
• Experience with DDoS mitigation platforms or operational defense of large-scale internet-facing services.
• Experience with security telemetry integration incident troubleshooting escalation and service restoration within operational environments.
• Strong analytical skills and experience with automation and data-driven security workflows.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across engineering operations architecture and vendor teams.

• Exposure to AI-assisted or analytics-driven capabilities supporting DDoS defense or Akamai security tooling including anomaly detection event correlation workflow automation configuration optimization or operational decision support.
• Experience working with DDoS mitigation platforms.
• Experience integrating security telemetry into SIEM or monitoring environments.
• Experience developing dashboards reporting or automation frameworks in support of continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with OWASP risks application-layer attack patterns and large-scale enterprise edge security operations.

Education/Experience:

Bachelors degree (BS/BA) desired in Computer Science or Cybersecurity. 5 years of related experience. Certification is required in some areas.

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Our Lead Cybersecurity earns between$141300-$211900 USD Annual not to mention all the other amazing rewards that working at AT&T offers. Individual starting salary within this range may depend on geography experience expertise and education/training.

Joining our team comes with amazing perks and benefits:

• Medical/Dental/Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid Time Off and Holidays (based on date of hire at least 23 days of vacation each year and 9 company-designated holidays)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Caregiver Leave
• Additional sick leave beyond what state and local law require may be available but is unprotected
• Adoption Reimbursement
• Disability Benefits (short term and long term)
• Life and Accidental Death Insurance
• Supplemental benefit programs: critical illness/accident hospital indemnity/group legal
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Extensive employee wellness programs
• Employee discounts up to 50% off on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories
• AT&T internet (and fiber where available) and AT&T phone.

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