Role Title: Senior Akamai Security Engineer
Location: Knutsford (Hybrid, 3 Days per Week Onsite)
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 30/11/2026
Rate: £630p/d max via Umbrella
Role Description:
We are seeking a Senior Akamai Security Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Akamai security solutions across our digital platforms. This role ensures robust protection against web threats, enhances performance, and enforces security best practices across global environments.
Key Responsibilities
Architect, configure, and optimize Akamai security products (Kona Site Defender, Bot Manager, WAF, CDN).
Lead end-to-end implementation of Akamai security policies and custom rulesets.
Conduct threat analysis, log monitoring, and security incident response related to web traffic.
Implement and maintain rate limiting, bot mitigation, DDoS protection, and zero trust controls.
Collaborate with engineering and application teams to embed secure Akamai configurations into deployments.
Manage Akamai property configurations, edge redirects, certificates, and traffic routing rules.
Perform tuning of WAF rules to reduce false positives and improve threat coverage.
Provide technical leadership, documentation, and guidance on Akamai best practices.
Required Skills & Experience
Extensive hands on experience with Akamai platform (KSD, WAF, Bot Manager, EdgeWorkers, CDN).
Strong understanding of web security concepts: OWASP Top 10, DDoS, bot threats, API protection.
Proficiency in HTTP/S, TCP/IP, DNS, TLS, CDN optimisation, and caching strategies.
Experience managing large'scale, high traffic web applications.
Scripting or automation experience (Python, Shell, Akamai APIs).
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills.
Nice to Have
Akamai certifications (ACE, Akamai Security Architect).
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
Familiarity with DevSecOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code.
Knowledge of SIEM tools and security analytics.