As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Akamai and Edge Security Services, you will design, implement, administer, and optimize security controls that protect enterprise web applications, APIs, and internet-facing services. The role collaborates across application, cloud, infrastructure, network, and security teams and participates in a rotating on-call schedule.
Role Responsibilities
- Administer and optimize Akamai security technologies, including WAF, Bot Manager Premier, Adaptive Security Engine, Client Reputation, Account Protector, DDoS protections, and related security services.
- Administer Imperva Website Security capabilities, including security configuration, monitoring, data protection controls, and origin integrations.
- Design and maintain security controls protecting web applications, APIs, and other internet-facing services.
- Configure and tune managed and custom WAF protections, including rate limiting, IP and geographic controls, ACLs, API protections, and custom security rules.
- Develop and maintain bot mitigation controls using behavioral analysis, bot scoring, allowlists, denylists, and automated enforcement.
- Investigate and mitigate DDoS attacks, credential stuffing, account takeover attempts, scraping, and other application-layer threats.
- Analyze traffic, telemetry, and threat intelligence to improve protection while reducing false positives.
- Monitor Akamai security telemetry and platforms such as Splunk and Grafana for threats and anomalies.
- Investigate and resolve security incidents and complex platform issues, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Provide technical escalation support for critical security events and production issues.
- Partner with application, cloud, infrastructure, networking, and security teams on application onboarding, troubleshooting, and security improvements.
- Support integration of security controls into CI/CD and application delivery processes.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, standards, runbooks, and operational procedures.
- Support security automation, audit, compliance, and risk-management initiatives.
Monitoring and Incident Response
- Monitor Akamai security telemetry and related platforms, including Splunk and Grafana, for threats and anomalies.
- Investigate and resolve security incidents and complex platform issues.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
- Provide technical escalation support for critical security events and production issues.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in enterprise web application, API, or edge security.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Akamai security technologies or comparable enterprise WAF and application-security platforms.
- 3+ years of working knowledge across WAF, bot management and DDoS mitigation, web and API security, HTTP/HTTPS and TCP/IP, DNS and traffic management, SSL/TLS and certificate management, OWASP Top 10, and Linux-based environments.
- 2+ years of experience analyzing security telemetry, identifying attack patterns, troubleshooting complex issues, and implementing countermeasures.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Akamai Bot Manager Premier, Adaptive Security Engine, Account Protector, Client Reputation, SiteShield, GTM, and CPS.
- Experience with Imperva Website Security.
- Experience with Splunk, Grafana, and enterprise security-monitoring platforms.
- Knowledge of cloud security, DevSecOps, CI/CD integration, APIs, and security automation.
- Experience protecting large-scale internet-facing applications and APIs.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
Technologies
- Akamai
- Web Application Firewall (WAF)
- Bot Manager Premier
- Adaptive Security Engine
- Client Reputation
- Account Protector
- Imperva Website Security
- DDoS protections
- Splunk
- Grafana
- HTTP/HTTPS
- TCP/IP
- DNS
- SSL/TLS
- OWASP Top 10
- Linux
- CI/CD
Education
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience (High School Diploma/GED plus 4 years of related experience).
On-Call and Work Schedule
- Anticipated weekly hours: 40
- Time type: Full time
- On-call / after-hours support: Rotating on-call schedule, approximately one week every six weeks, with occasional after-hours support for critical incidents and emergency changes.
Compensation
Pay range: USD 83,430 - 222,480 per year. The typical pay range for this role is: $83,430.00 - $222,480.00. Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.
Location
Atlanta, GA (onsite).
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Paid time off
- Retirement savings options
- Wellness programs
- Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of colleagues and their families (based on eligibility)
- Eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
Application Window
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 10/19/2026.
Criminal Records Consideration
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
