[Hiring] Security Analyst @Akamai

Role Description

Do you enjoy cybersecurity and taking ownership to get the job done? Are you excited about working with cutting-edge security systems? Join our Infosec Security Incident Response team. Our Incident Response function is the first line of defense against sophisticated cyber-attacks targeting our global environment. As a Senior Security Analyst, you'll work to detect, investigate, and contain security incidents that matter. This will include highly regulated environments such as FedRAMP IL5.

In this role, you will support the security posture of Akamai's non-production environments by identifying/analyzing vulnerabilities. This position is strictly focused on analysis and reporting activities; no system building/implementation/provisioning/maintenance is performed. You will collaborate with a global team of security professionals to assess and improve Akamai's vulnerability management processes while ensuring alignment with FedRAMP IL5 and related U.S. government standards.

As a Security Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting and enhancing the vulnerability management lifecycle for non-production systems aligned with FedRAMP IL5 compliance requirements.
• Conducting vulnerability scans, analysis, and reporting activities in test and staging environments.
• Providing detailed assessments and recommendations to internal teams for remediation activities (remediation is performed by others).
• Maintaining knowledge of vulnerabilities, exploits, and mitigation strategies relevant to Defense and Federal compliance frameworks.
• Evaluating potential impacts of identified vulnerabilities and documenting appropriate compensating controls or mitigations.
• Triaging scan results to identify true positives, reduce false positives, and support compliance validation processes.
• Developing metrics and reports supporting internal security visibility and compliance documentation.

Qualifications

• Have a bachelor's degree in Information Security or related field.
• Demonstrate experience with incident response/threat detection.
• Understand common vulnerability management standards and frameworks (CVE, CVSS) and their application to IL5 compliance requirements.
• Possess technical knowledge of various systems, VMs, cloud infrastructure, networking, and secure configurations relevant to government-grade systems.
• Demonstrate accountability, analytical skill, and a collaborative approach within high-compliance and security-conscious environments.
• Have an active Secret Security Clearance.

Benefits

• Opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things.
• Benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
• Your health.
• Your finances.
• Your family.
• Your time at work.
• Your time pursuing other endeavors.
• Industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family-friendly benefits including parental leave, and an employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness.

Company Description

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge, we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.