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Security Engineer – Edge & Cloud Security (Akamai / AWS) [214103]

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$107 - $110/hr Contract Akamai Application Security Aws Cloud Security

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Job Description

In this contract role, you will help protect the application layer while an enterprise environment migrates to AWS. As a Senior Security Engineer focused on Akamai Edge Security, you will own the day-to-day configuration and operational health of Akamai App & API Protector (WAF) and Bot Manager Premier (BMP), including Tier-3 incident response and threat mitigation.

You will work across hybrid edge and cloud routing, tuning controls for real traffic risk profiles, aligning policy behavior during migration cutovers, and turning security telemetry into actionable reporting for engineering and leadership.

What you will do

Design, optimize, and maintain Akamai WAF rulesets, rate-limiting policies, and custom bot detection conditions based on application risk profiles.
Partner with AWS migration teams to plan routing cutovers, ensure policy parity between on-prem and cloud workloads, and safeguard endpoints during transitional states.
Act as the Tier-3 escalation point for active Layer 7 attacks, automated scraping, credential stuffing, and zero-day exploit attempts; perform rapid triage and conduct post-incident root cause analyses (RCA).
Define baseline evaluation approaches for new rule updates, staging deployments, and proactive false-positive suppression.
Integrate Akamai log streams (DataStream, SIEM integration) with central logging solutions such as Splunk and Datadog to produce threat dashboards and executive reporting.
Maintain accurate architectural diagrams, runbooks, and policy documentation to support operational handoffs and engineering teams.

Core must-haves

5+ years hands-on Akamai Edge Security: expertise deploying, managing, and tuning Akamai Web Application Firewall (Kona / App & API Protector) and Bot Manager Premier (BMP) in high-traffic, multi-tenant enterprise architectures.
Incident response and bot tuning: proven ability tuning behavioral bot detections, mitigating Layer 7 DDoS and credential stuffing, and reducing false positives without harming user experience.
AppSec fundamentals: deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, API security risks, HTTP/S protocol behaviors, and edge threat mitigation.
Cloud and hybrid networking: working knowledge of AWS networking and application architectures such as ALBs, CloudFront, Route 53, and VPCs, plus how edge proxies integrate into hybrid routing.

Additional requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent practical experience.
5+ years directly configuring and troubleshooting Akamai WAF and Bot Manager Premier.
Strong proficiency with network analysis and debugging tools, including Wireshark, cURL, Fiddler, and Postman, plus browser inspection for payload debugging.
Experience with enterprise log analysis and SIEM tooling such as Splunk, Elastic, or Sentinel.
Excellent verbal and written technical communication skills, with comfort advising software engineers and senior leadership during active incidents.

Technologies you will work with

Akamai App & API Protector, Akamai Web Application Firewall (Kona / App & API Protector), Akamai Bot Manager Premier (BMP)
OWASP Top 10, AWS, ALBs, CloudFront, Route 53, VPCs, HTTP/S
DataStream, SIEM integration, Splunk, Datadog, Elastic, Sentinel
Wireshark, cURL, Fiddler, Postman
Infrastructure as Code, Terraform, Akamai CLI, Akamai APIs
Google Web Application Penetration Testing (GWAPT), GIAC (GCIH, GWAPT)

Preferred qualifications

Experience managing edge security via Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Akamai CLI / APIs).
Security engineering experience in financial services, e-commerce, or other regulated enterprise environments.
Active security or cloud certifications such as Akamai Certified Specialist, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CCSP, or GIAC (GWAPT, GCIH).

Location: Remote (remote). Job type: contract. Compensation: USD 107 - 110 per hour. Experience level: 5+ years.

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3mo ago

Application Security Engineer

Wolfe, LLC Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

3mo ago Closed

$110k - $120k/yr Full time Api Security Application Security Bot Management

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 12, 2026).

Job Description

Application Security Engineer role with Wolfe, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, onsite five days per week.

Responsibilities

Conduct code reviews, SAST/DAST testing, basic penetration testing, and lightweight threat modeling, collaborating with developers to remediate vulnerabilities across application code, libraries, containers, and infrastructure as code.
Integrate and operate automated security tooling (for example Snyk, SemGrep, Cycode) within CI/CD pipelines across code repositories such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and AWS DevOps, and assist with triage and reporting of findings.
Oversee vulnerability management programs, scanning tools, and the enterprise Bug Bounty program, tracking and prioritizing remediation against defined SLAs.
Support Bot Management, Web Application Firewall, secrets management, and API security controls across Wolfe's applications.
Promote secure coding standards aligned with OWASP and SANS CWE Top 25, and contribute to measuring DevSecOps maturity using DSOMM or BSIMM.
Collaborate with developers, security operations, product management, and incident response teams, sharing secure-coding and vulnerability-management practices while expanding personal expertise.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years of experience in application security, DevSecOps, or security-exposed software development, including developers transitioning into security roles; Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field (equivalent experience accepted).
Strong coding background with working knowledge of secure coding principles (OWASP Top 10, SANS CWE Top 25).
Hands-on exposure to CI/CD pipelines (GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, AWS DevOps) and interest in embedding security tooling into those workflows.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of explaining security concepts to technical and non-technical teammates.
Willingness to learn enterprise security tooling (vulnerability scanners, Bot Management, SAST/DAST/SCA) and maturity frameworks such as DSOMM or BSIMM; prior experience is a plus but not required.
No mandatory certifications; familiarity with CISSP, OSCP, GCSA, AWS Security Specialty, or CSSLP is a plus, and Wolfe will support pursuing them.

Technologies

Snyk
SemGrep
Cycode
GitHub
GitLab
Jenkins
AWS DevOps
DSOMM
BSIMM
OWASP Top 10
SANS CWE Top 25
SAST
DAST
SCA
Bot Management
WAF

Benefits

Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Profit Share and/or Incentive Bonus
Medical, Prescription, Vision, and Dental insurance for employees and dependents (Wolfe pays 80% of the premium)
Short-Term Disability Insurance (Wolfe pays 100% of the premium)
Voluntary Long-Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accident Insurance, and Hospital Indemnity coverage
PTO (vacation and sick time)
Corporate Holidays and Floating Holidays
401(k)
Employee recognition program
Charitable donation to a charity of your choice yearly
Employee referral bonus
Tuition reimbursement
Internal training and information sessions
Family Picnic, Holiday Party, and other outings
Internal Culture Club

Impact Statement

Update the existing Application Security Strategy and improve monitoring and KPI reporting
Deliver a significant improvement to at least one automated security tool in the production CI/CD pipeline and establish a documented triage workflow
Drive additional Bug Bounty submissions and strengthen bot management protections before the end of Q3
Provide product and technology advisement and testing for new application and AI functionality
Develop and plan a targeted Application and AI development training program

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