Akamai Technologies

Cyber Security Researcher II

Akamai Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Israel

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Tech Stack

CloudCyber SecurityDNSPythonSQLTCP/IP

About the role

  • Designing, building, and validating new detections across large-scale customer and cloud telemetry, transforming threat research into impactful results.
  • Developing AI-powered techniques to improve detection precision, prioritization, and automated investigative functionalities effectively.
  • Analyzing various data sources like forensics, Active Directory, network, and cloud to identify threats and anomalies.
  • Collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and researchers to implement detection methods and enhance accuracy, scalability, and resilience.
  • Leading key research initiatives and proofs-of-concept, shaping Hunt's detection and analytics platform's strategic direction in hybrid and cloud-native environments.
  • Translating investigations into clear recommendations while communicating insights and findings effectively to customers.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in cybersecurity research, detection engineering, threat hunting, or incident response (including military experience).
  • Have hands-on experience in developing, testing, and tuning detections based on attacker behavior or system telemetry.
  • Have a solid understanding of networking protocols and technologies (TCP/IP, DNS, SMB, HTTP/S, etc.) and their application in cloud environments.
  • Be familiar with attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and the MITRE ATT&CK framework (including Cloud TTPs).
  • Demonstrate programming skills in Python and SQL with experience analyzing large datasets using common tools.
  • Have a curious, team-oriented mindset and an interest in applying AI and automation to cybersecurity detection.
Benefits
  • Your health
  • Your finances
  • Your family
  • Your time at work
  • Your time pursuing other endeavors
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cybersecurity researchdetection engineeringthreat huntingincident responseprogramming in Pythonprogramming in SQLdata analysisnetworking protocolscloud environmentsMITRE ATT&CK framework
Soft Skills
team-oriented mindsetcuriositycommunication skillscollaborationleadership