Are you excited to test the security of systems that power life online for billions of users?
Are you a security leader who enjoys identifying vulnerabilities to help organizations stay safe?
Join our Information Security Team!
Akamai's Information Security team is responsible for safeguarding Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide. Akamai is seeking an experienced application penetration tester to join its Product Security Penetration Testing team as a Principal Security Engineer.
Partner with the best
The Penetration Testing team will perform application, network, and red team assessments. In this role, you will enhance the security of Akamai's products by identifying and helping remediate vulnerabilities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading security experts on a global team.
As a Security Engineer Principal, you will be responsible for:
Identifying testing targets, defining assessment scopes, and performing white-box penetration testing on Akamai products.
Participating in red team engagements.
Assessing vulnerabilities risks, communicating vulnerabilities to technical and non-technical audiences, and providing remediation guidance to developers.
Re-testing known vulnerabilities to validate that they've been fixed.
Developing custom tools as needed to effectively test Akamai products.
Contributing to internal processes and documentation, and sharing knowledge with team members.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have vast experience with leading and performing penetration tests and/or red team engagements.
Have experience with testing several of the following: web applications, mobile applications, client applications, cloud and networks.
Understand common vulnerabilities, attack vectors and frameworks.
Have experience in remedying common vulnerabilities and be able to propose custom solutions based on application architecture.
Have experience using tools like BurpSuite and IDAPro and techniques like fuzzing.
Be proficient in at least one programming language.
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
Your health
Your finances
Your family
Your time at work
Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
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.
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Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!