s part of the under-Network Security Department, the Web Application Security team is responsible for deploying
and maintaining the Firm’s internet facing web application security controls. The technology and solution stack spans
all internet facing web applications of the Institutional Security and Wealth Management Businesses. It consists of
home-grown software, 3rd party software, open-source products, appliances, and auxiliary services and solutions.
An Akamai Resident Engineer will be responsible for onboarding applications to Akamai, tuning and operating WAF
protections, troubleshooting production issues, reviewing security events, supporting AI/API security initiatives,
coordinating quarterly security improvements, and acting as the technical bridge between Akamai and internal
application teams.
Morgan Stanley anticipates the need for one (1) Akamai Resident Engineer and one (1) backup resource, with a
maximum of two resources proposed.

Consultant’s responsibilities under this Task Order will include:
1. WAF Onboarding and Application Migration




 Lead onboarding internet-facing applications to Akamai WAF.
 Work with applications, DNS, load balancer, proxy, firewall, and QA teams to migrate applications into
monitor/alert mode and ultimately deny mode.
 Coordinate testing, rollout plans, traffic cutovers, validation, and rollback procedures.
2. WAF Policy Tuning and False Positive Analysis
 Analyze production traffic and WAF events to identify false positives.
 Tune security policies to reduce business impact while maintaining robust protection.
 Review blocked requests, investigate application behavior, and create narrowly scoped exceptions when
justified.
3. AI, LLM, and API Security Support
 Troubleshoot AI- and LLM-related traffic that triggers WAF protections such as SQL injection controls.
 Work with application teams and vendors to design compensating controls, header-based attestation
mechanisms, and API-specific protections.
 Evaluate emergin

📌 Akamai Security Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Virtusa
📍 Bengaluru