Are you excited to lead innovative security research and share the findings with the infosec community?
Do you wish to help organizations stay safe by raising awareness of emerging security threats?
Join Guardicore (now Akamai Enterprise Security Group)
Akamai is changing how organizations protect their environments from advanced threats and
that starts with our people. Our team boasts some of the most talented and experienced cybersecurity and cloud experts in the field. We're always looking for new people to join us, inspire us, and make us better.
Join ESG (Enterprise Security Group) Research Team!
Akamai is seeking an experienced manager to lead our ESG Research team. This unique team is responsible for Vulnerability Research and Malware Analysis in the company. Our primary goal is to share our findings with the broad information security community, and we thrive to help defenders better protect their networks.
In this role you will be:
Leading research projects in various domains: Low-Level Vulnerability Research, Malware Analysis, Threat Intelligence, OS Internals and Cloud.
Spreading the team's research through Akamai's blog, global conferences, webinars and other internal & external communications.
Collaborating with multiple teams in the organization, including PR and Marketing to amplify the team's findings.
Working closely with other security research teams to respond to breaking Cybersecurity news and share Akamai's perspective.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have 5 years of experience in conducting hands-on security research.
Have 2 years of experience in managing a technical team/group.
Have proven experience in publishing security research blog posts and/or articles.
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Have a good understanding of vulnerabilities, malware analysis and operating systems.
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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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:
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Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
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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!