Cyber Security Engineer

Travelport • Alpharetta, GA

13h • $126,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Cyber Security Engineer II with strong Akamai experience serves as the first line of defense driving forward the automation, management, and compliance of our edge network solutions. He/She will support the Cyber Security Operations team headquartered in Atlanta, GA working with application, network, and security teams. As part of the Cyber Security team, you will implement and manage Travelport’s network edge protection solutions.

Requirements

• At least five years’ experience implementing, configuring, integrating and supporting Akamai
• Deep hands-on knowledge of Akamai security suites and policy tuning.
• Strong command of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, and CDN reverse-proxy mechanics.
• Experience with PCI Network Segmentation.
• Configure and tune Akamai App & API Protector, Kona Site Defender, and Bot Manager.
• Ability to Inspect logs and HTTP transactions to reduce false positives and mitigate attacks.
• Integrate new internet-facing services safely into the edge security framework.
• Investigate security alerts, handle escalations, and support on-call rotations.
• Implement infrastructure-as-code deployments via Terraform and API scripting and AI utilization to assist.
• Experience following change control procedures and analyzing impacts of changes for possible disruptions/issues.
• Ability to work on a 24/7/365 available team and be on-call for emergency coverage
• Experience working with internal and external customers for required changes providing input and recommendations for best practices and infrastructure/application integration.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college/university with an emphasis in engineering or computer science or equivalent experience.
• Successful completion for one of the following certifications: Akamai Certification
• Excellent troubleshooting skills beyond the Edge Platform, with the ability to identify the root cause, and solution to problems.
• Strong command of TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, and CDN reverse-proxy mechanics.
• Familiarity with the OWASP Top 10, botnets, and API abuse patterns.
• Linux command line skills
• Scripting experience with Bash, Perl, Python, and/or PowerShell
• Automation scripting experience with Service Now/firewall management APIs
• Availability to work nights at weekends
• Availability to participate in on call rotation for after-hours support
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, build, manage, and safeguard enterprise web apps, analyze traffic logs, tune security rules, and resolve access or DDoS issues across global network architectures. Provide technical leadership in architecture, design, engineering, implementation, security, and management of the enterprise solution.
• Provide input to strategic planning for protecting and operationalization of our architecture with multiple data centers, cloud network infrastructure, disaster recovery (DR) and resiliency.
• Protect high-traffic web apps and APIs using Akamai edge controls.
• Manage WAF policies, bot-protection, and rate-limiting rules.
• Troubleshoot complex edge traffic, DNS, and TLS flows.
• Documents and disseminate processes and procedures for network security.
• Provides forensics input to Cyber Incident Response teams.
• Support audit and compliance activities

Benefits

• Bonus program
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance
• Voluntary life options
• Competitive 401(k) match
• Generous paid time off policy
• Hybrid working model
• Annual volunteer day off
• New Child leave policy (16 weeks paid for birthing parent, 8 weeks for non-birthing parent)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree