Principal Security Engineer

Navy Federal Credit Union

full-time

Posted on: 9/26/2025

Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Vienna • California, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $131,700 - $206,450 per year

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AzureCloudDNSGrafanaSplunkSQL

About the role

Architect and manage Akamai security solutions including CDN, WAF (Application and API Protector), Bot Manager Premier, Account Protector, Client-Side Protection, Edge DNS, Global Traffic Manager, and Cloudlets.
Lead Bot defense strategy and threat landscape analysis to proactively mitigate emerging threats.
Review and testing of configuration changes.
Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to ensure secure API delivery and web architecture.
Provide technical leadership in securing cloud-native applications.
Develop and maintain security policies, standards, and procedures aligned with OWASP Top 10 and industry best practices.
Conduct risk assessments, vulnerability scans, and remediation planning.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the overall security engineering strategy.

Proven experience with Akamai security and delivery products.
Strong understanding of Bot defense mechanisms and threat intelligence.
Solid foundation in web delivery architecture.
Solid foundation in WAF and API security.
Solid foundation in DNS and Traffic Management.
Solid foundation in OWASP Top 10 and threat modeling.
Familiarity with cloud environments, especially Azure.
Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CEH, or Azure Security Engineer Associate (desired).
Experience with SPL (Splunk) and/or SQL platforms (Hydrolix, Grafana) (desired).
Experience in large-scale enterprise environments (desired).
Knowledge of compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS) (desired).

Benefits

Highly competitive pay
Generous benefits and perks
For additional details regarding compensation and benefits, review the Benefits page of the Navy Federal Career Site.

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Akamai security solutionsCDNWAFBot defenseAPI securityDNS managementTraffic Managementrisk assessmentsvulnerability scanscloud-native applications

problem-solvingcommunicationdocumentationtechnical leadershipmentoring

CISSPCEHAzure Security Engineer Associate