Experience: 6–8 Years

Location: Hyderabad, India (On-site)

Role: Senior Security Engineer

Job Summary

We are looking for a Senior Security Engineer with robust hands-on experience in Akamai and AWS WAF to manage, tune, and troubleshoot web application and API security controls across production and non-production environments.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage Akamai App & API Protector/Kona Site Defender, Property Manager, Bot Manager, Client Reputation, Rate Controls, and IP/Network Lists.
- Configure and tune AWS WAF Web ACLs, managed/custom rules, rate-based rules, IP sets, and Firewall Manager policies.
- Perform WAF False Positive/False Negative analysis, rule tuning, exclusions, and security optimization.
- Monitor and investigate DoS/DDoS, bot attacks, API abuse, scanners, scrapers, and application-layer attacks.
- Analyze Akamai and AWS WAF logs using SIEM platforms such as Elastic, Splunk, or Sentinel.
- Troubleshoot WAF issues involving CloudFront, API Gateway, ALB, Route 53, and application traffic.
- Implement targeted security controls based on IP, ASN, Geo, URI/path,



headers, User-Agent, and request patterns.
- Support security incidents, emergency mitigations, RCA, and post-incident improvements.
- Automate WAF operational tasks using Python, REST APIs, Terraform, or AWS CLI.
- Collaborate with SOC, Application, Cloud, Network, and DevOps teams.

Required Skills

- 6–8 years of cybersecurity/WAF experience.
- Strong hands-on experience with Akamai WAF and AWS WAF.
- Good understanding of OWASP Top 10, HTTP/HTTPS, API security, and DDoS protection.
- Experience with WAF tuning, FP/FN analysis, bot management, and rate controls.
- Experience with CloudFront, API Gateway, ALB, and AWS Firewall Manager.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and incident-response skills.
- Knowledge of Python, REST APIs, Terraform, and SIEM is preferred.

Preferred Certifications

- AWS Security Specialty / Solutions Architect
- Akamai Security Certification
- CISSP / CEH / CCSP

📌 Akamai & AWS WAF Security Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Mudals Technologies
📍 Hyderabad