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Akamai- Senior Security Specialist

Location - Morristown. NJ – Hybrid

Must have skills

• SOC/SIEM, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Endpoint Security – EDR/XDR

• WAF/DDoS implementation and configuration using Cloudflare/Akamai platforms

• Client management skills

10+ yrs exp

Job Description:

As a Senior Security Specialist, you will play a critical role in safeguarding our organization's information assets and infrastructure. Your expertise in Cybersecurity, EPP, EDR, XDR, AI Security, threat hunting, network security, WAF, cloud security, threat detection, incident response, malware analysis, data and log analysis, and timeline forensics will be instrumental in identifying and mitigating security risks. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, security analysts, IT professionals, and management to ensure the protection of our systems, networks, and data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and implement security solutions and tools like Aurora, Palo Alto Cortex to improve security posture and protect organizations infrastructure and data.
• Review and validate policy configurations and utilize security tools including EPP, EDR, XDR, cloud security configurations, network security technologies to improve and fine-tuning.
• Work with MFX and clients for endpoint security related report review and provide technical details.
• Proven security engineering and administration experience with EPP, EDR, XDR technologies preferably Aurora, Cortex etc.
• Research the latest security best practices and technologies, staying abreast of new threats and vulnerabilities and helping disseminate this information within the groups at the company.
• Develop and implement cybersecurity strategies, policies, and procedures.
• Lead and coordinate incident response activities, including containment, eradication, and recovery.
• Conduct post-incident analysis to identify lessons learned and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to manage and mitigate security incidents.
• Provide guidance and support to junior security team members during incident response activities.
• Perform analysis of suspicious files and malware samples.
• Identify malware behavior, capabilities, and potential impact.
• Develop and maintain a malware analysis lab and related tools.
• Provide recommendations for mitigation and response to malware incidents.
• Stay updated with emerging malware trends and techniques.
• Familiarity with Cyber Kill chain and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Establish, execute, communicate, and oversee project management for MFX and clients.

Education / Work Experience:

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in cybersecurity, network security, cloud security, threat hunting including a minimum of 5+ years of experience in Endpoint Security technologies .
• Work experience with securing cloud infrastructure in Azure/AWS.
• Experience in WAF, DDoS configurations and incident handling skills.
• Preferred Certifications: GIAC, CISM, CCSP, CISSP, or equivalent certification, work experience, or skills.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, best practices, and industry frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001).
• Good to have digital forensic investigations, including timeline analysis.

Knowledge / skills:

• Advanced knowledge and understanding in various disciplines such as security engineering, system and network security, authentication and security protocols, cryptography, and application security.
• Experience using endpoint security technologies like Aurora, Cortex, or similar.
• Strong technical experience in cloud security services – network and storage encryption, network security groups, web security and identity and access management.
• Administering and improving industry standard security controls using security tools like EPP, EDR, XDR etc. and driving operational excellence.
• Experience with multiple Operating systems (Linux, Unix, Windows)
• Understanding of forensic principles and methodologies, including timeline forensics (Good to have)
• Excellent customer relationship and strong communication (i.e., written and verbal), presentation, teamwork skills and resourcefulness.

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