Security Engineer - Akamai Tools

Description :

Required Skills & Knowledge :

- Proven hands-on experience with Akamai security products (Edge, Kona Site Defender / WAF, Bot Manager, DDoS protection).

- Strong understanding of web application firewalls (WAF): rule sets, custom rules, signatures, false-positive tuning.

- Solid knowledge of firewall types (network / next-gen firewalls, application firewalls) and how they differ from WAFs.

- Experience dealing with DDoS detection & mitigation workflows and Akamai DDoS capabilities.

- Deep understanding of bots: what bots are, differentiation between good and bad bots, and common bot behaviours.

- Familiarity with bot categorization and scoring mechanisms (how Akamai assigns bot scores, where scores/policies are managed and adjusted).

- Experience in bot mimicry / bypass testing and knowledge of defensive countermeasures (ethical testing only).

- Ability to document and explain differences between tarpitting vs blocking, and implement tarpitting where appropriate.

- Experience onboarding applications to Akamai: application discovery, configuration, fingerprinting, and baseline creation.

- Strong incident documentation and communication skills able to create clear WAF/application runbooks and stakeholder updates.

- Familiarity with fingerprinting techniques (e.g., device/fingerprints used for bot identification clarify company naming if Ge3 Fingerprinting is proprietary).

- Good Linux, networking (HTTP/S, TLS, TCP/IP), and log analysis skills.

- Experience with SIEMs, HTTP access logs, and analytics tools to support investigations.

Preferred Qualifications :

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field.

- Certifications such as GIAC/GSEC/GCIH, CCNA/CCNP, or Akamai Certified Professional (if available).

- Prior experience in an enterprise SOC or managed security services.

- Familiarity with automated playbooks and orchestration tools.