Akamai Security Researcher - 

United States 

578948549

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As a Security Researcher in the Platform Security Engineering team you'll be defining scans for our Anomaly Detection system. You'll define scans based on information from vulnerability disclosures and from research conducted. As a user of Anomaly Detection, you will help shape the product roadmap identifying features to improve capabilities of the scanning engine.

As a Security Researcher , you will be responsible for:

• Reading vulnerability disclosures, examining malware, and inspecting Akamai systems for vulnerabilities
• Documenting steps to take detecting if a vulnerability exists and if it's been exploited (Indicators of Compromise)
• Suggesting remediation steps for vulnerabilities and documenting steps necessary to verify that remediation has been successful
• Identifying improvements to the scanning infrastructure to allow detection of additional anomaly types
• Providing expert advice during security incidents
• Partnering with teams throughout the software lifecycle to provide best possible services for our internal consumers.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, statistics or equivalent or relevant experience and a certification equivalent to Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP)
• Have experience defining or deploying YARA rules or Metasploit modules
• Have experience building exploit payloads based on vulnerability research
• Have experience working with Linux/Unix-like operating systems
• Have experience in Python and shell scripting

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.

If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.