Job Description: L3 Network Security Engineer (Akamai WAF & Security Solutions)

Position Overview

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Position Title: L3 Network Security Engineer (Akamai WAF)

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Location: Airoli

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Experience Required: Minimum 5 Years in the Network Security / Web Application Security Domain

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Availability: Immediate Joiners to 30 Days Notice Period Only

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Employment Type: Full time (24x7 Shift / Operational Support Environment)

Role Summary

We are seeking an expert L3 Network Security Engineer specializing in Akamai Web Application Firewall (WAF), Bot Management, and cloud-based security solutions. The ideal candidate will provide advanced, tier-3 operational support, lead complex troubleshooting for critical web traffic anomalies, optimize application security posture, and mentor junior team members within a 24x7 security operations framework.

Key Responsibilities

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Akamai WAF & Security Administration: Architect, configure, manage, and optimize Akamai security solutions, including Kona Site Defender (KSD), App & API Protector, Web Application Firewall (WAF),



and IP/Geo-blocking rules.

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Bot Management & Threat Mitigation: Deploy, tune, and monitor Akamai Bot Manager solutions to mitigate automated attacks, credential stuffing, and scraping threats.

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Advanced Traffic Routing & Edge Security: Configure and troubleshoot Akamai edge configurations, CDN integration, SSL/TLS certificate management, and custom security rulesets (Advanced Security Management rules).

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Incident Escalation & Tier-3 Support: Serve as the final escalation point for complex, high-priority security incidents, false-positive tuning, DDoS mitigations, and performance bottlenecks.

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Log Analysis & Threat Intelligence: Analyze Akamai security events, SIEM integrations, and edge logs to investigate advanced web attacks, API vulnerabilities, and infrastructure threats, documenting detailed Root-Cause Analyses (RCA).

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Policy Lifecycle & Rule Tuning: Drive proactive security posture improvements through

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