
Senior Security Architect
Akamai Technologies
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$109,900 - CA$197,700 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Owning the technical aspects of security integrations from creating/updating configurations, testing, debugging, and deployment
- Analyzing customer web traffic, being a proactive technical consultant for our customers, delivering value with every engagement
- Customizing Akamai security solutions to address potential threats and vulnerabilities for our Security Business Unit
- Working with Akamai's Prolexic DDoS service to help mitigate DDoS attacks for our customers
- Participating in training initiatives to develop your skills, reviewing/improving the security posture of our existing/new products
- Monitoring current security standards and monitoring advancements in information security technologies to ensure organizational adaptation and compliance
Requirements
- 8 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, another related field or its equivalent
- Deep understanding and knowledge of protocols such as DNS and HTTP/HTTPS
- Demonstrate understanding of DDoS and associated attack vectors
- Experience with industry compliance and security standards including PCI and GDPR
- Knowledge of application security, such as Security event management, Real Time Traffic Analysis or Security Compliance
- Able to review system designs, identify security risks and suggest ways to mitigate these risks
- Experienced with scripting languages such as SQL, Python, Go
Benefits
- healthcare
- 401K savings plan
- company holidays
- vacation (in the form of PTO)
- sick time
- family friendly benefits including parental leave
- employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
SQLPythonGoDNSHTTPHTTPSDDoSSecurity event managementReal Time Traffic AnalysisSecurity Compliance
Soft Skills
technical consultingproactive engagementtrainingreviewingimproving security postureanalyzing web trafficidentifying security riskssuggesting mitigations