Akamai Technologies

Senior Security Analyst

Akamai Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudGoGoogle Cloud PlatformLinuxPython

About the role

  • Running detection & response monitor SIEM/EDR telemetry, triage alerts, contain and eradicate threats, then lead root-cause analysis and post-mortems.
  • Enhancing signal quality by designing correlation searches, refining detection rules, and automating SOAR playbooks to reduce false positives and MTTR.
  • Analyzing vulnerabilities by extracting findings from platforms like Wiz, Vulcan, Grype, Tenable, and quantifying infrastructure impact to prioritize effectively.
  • Ensuring remediation governance by generating tickets, assigning owners, enforcing deadlines, and verifying resolutions through rescans and evidence collection thoroughly.
  • Creating visibility and KPIs by maintaining dashboards tracking vulnerabilities, remediation speed, SLA adherence, MTTR/MTTD, patch age, and risk trends.
  • Strengthening controls by mapping emerging TTPs to defenses, recommending new detections, and implementing safeguards across cloud, container, and on-prem environments.

Requirements

  • Have a High School Diploma - Bachelor's Diploma or its or equivalent
  • 4+ years in Security Operations / SOC / Incident Response, handling live incidents and vulnerability remediation programs end-to-end.
  • Demonstrate expertise in SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/NGAV tools; create parsers, analytics, and automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Go.
  • Have experience designing vulnerability-management dashboards and SLA tracking for leadership transparency.
  • Demonstrate expertise in network protocols, Linux/Windows internals, and cloud telemetry (GCP or AWS) to adapt swiftly during investigations.
  • Demonstrate expertise with contemporary vulnerability-management tools and implement risk-based prioritization frameworks effectively.
  • Present metrics, incident summaries, and remediation roadmaps effectively to technical teams and leadership audiences.
  • Demonstrate extensive technical knowledge essential and required for the specified role.
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
SIEMSOAREDRPythonBashGovulnerability managementnetwork protocolsLinuxWindows
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingcollaborationtime managementattention to detailpresentation skillsadaptabilitygovernance
Certifications
High School DiplomaBachelor's Diploma