Akamai Security Engineer - Consultancy

The role focuses on implementing, tuning, and managing Akamai security solutions to protect web applications, APIs, and digital assets from evolving cyber threats, while working closely with application owners, Network, Security, and SOC teams.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage Akamai security solutions including Kona Site Defender, Web Application Protector, Bot Manager, Client Reputation, API Security, and Account Protector
• Configure, tune, and optimise WAF rules, rate controls, reputation-based controls, and custom security policies to reduce false positives and improve threat detection
• Analyse security events, logs, and alerts to identify malicious activity and attack patterns, providing incident response support including investigation, mitigation, and post-incident analysis
• Use TrafficPeak and Grafana to create dashboards, interpret traffic spikes, fine-tune thresholds, and establish traffic baselines aligned with busin...