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Security Engineer with Akamai WAF


Job Location:

New York City, NY - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 12 August 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 9 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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

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Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.


Remote Work :

No


Employment Type :

Contract


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