Job title: Senior Security Platform Engineer

Duration: 12 month contract

Principal tasks and responsibilities include:

• Security Content Platform Leadership: Serve as the subject matter expert for Akamai's security products, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), Kona Site Defender, Bot Manager, and Prolexic DDoS protection.

  Architect and Optimize: Design and implement scalable and secure architectures for web applications using Akamai's security solutions. Continuously tune and enhance Akamai configurations for optimal security and performance.

  Threat Detection & Response: Lead the monitoring, identification, and mitigation of real-time security threats, including bot attacks, DDoS campaigns, and web-based exploits. Develop response playbooks and automated remediation workflows.

  Custom Rule Development: Oversee the development and fine-tuning of custom rules and policies for Akamai WAF, tailoring security controls to evolving threats while maintaining application performance.

  Security Automation: Lead efforts to automate security processes and policy management using tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash). Implement automation for the continuous deployment of security updates.

  Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as a liaison between security, DevOps, application development, and infrastructure teams to align Akamai security solutions with business requirements and performance objectives.

  Mentorship & Leadership: Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers and security team members, sharing best practices and driving continuous improvement in security operations

  Incident Management & Forensics: Lead post-incident investigations, ensuring root cause analysis is performed, lessons are learned, and appropriate remediation steps are taken.

  Reporting & Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations (e.g., PCI-DSS, GDPR) through robust security configurations and reporting mechanisms. Prepare and deliver detailed security metrics and reports to senior leadership.

  Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on the latest web security threats, Akamai product advancements, and industry best practices. Continuously evaluate and recommend improvements to existing security architectures.

  Project Leadership: Lead key security projects, including large-scale migrations, upgrades, and the introduction of new Akamai features or services. Ensure timely delivery and adherence to high standards of security.

Our client:

A complex life insurance organization.

Qualifications and pre-requisites :

• An Information Technology University degree/college diploma in related discipline(s) or equivalent work experience

  Minimum 5-7 years Information security and engineering experience with enterprise level security technologies in the one or more areas of: Perimeter, Endpoints, Crypto, Cloud, Email Security, Security Visibility, and Automation and Orchestration

  Minimum 3-year experience in successfully leading global information security projects.

  Preferred: Certification(s) in data network engineering and/or security: CCNP/CCNP-Security, CCSP, CISSP, GIAC-GCIA, GIAC-GCED, Comptia, or equivalent security certification