Security Engineer with Akamai WAF

Syncreon Consulting • New York, NY

14h

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• 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

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise application onboarding and migration to Akamai WAF
• Perform WAF policy tuning
• Support AI/LLM and API security initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance web application security across the organization
• Respond to production security incidents and troubleshoot WAF-related issues

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed