Akamai Technologies · 2 hours ago
Senior II Security Analyst
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
4+ years expAkamai Technologies is a leading company that powers and protects life online. They are seeking a Senior II Security Analyst to join their Security Professional Services team to safeguard the platform by overseeing real-time detection, response, and vulnerability management.
Cyber SecurityDigital MediaSaaSSoftwareVideo Streaming
Responsibilities
Running detection & response monitor SIEM/EDR telemetry, triage alerts, contain and eradicate threats, then lead root-cause analysis and post-mortems
Enhancing signal quality by designing correlation searches, refining detection rules, and automating SOAR playbooks to reduce false positives and MTTR
Analyzing vulnerabilities by extracting findings from platforms like Wiz, Vulcan, Grype, Tenable, and quantifying infrastructure impact to prioritize effectively
Ensuring remediation governance by generating tickets, assigning owners, enforcing deadlines, and verifying resolutions through rescans and evidence collection thoroughly
Creating visibility and KPIs by maintaining dashboards tracking vulnerabilities, remediation speed, SLA adherence, MTTR/MTTD, patch age, and risk trends
Strengthening controls by mapping emerging TTPs to defenses, recommending new detections, and implementing safeguards across cloud, container, and on-prem environments
Qualification
Required
Have a High School Diploma - Bachelor's Diploma or its or equivalent
4+ years in Security Operations / SOC / Incident Response, handling live incidents and vulnerability remediation programs end-to-end
Demonstrate expertise in SIEM, SOAR, and EDR/NGAV tools; create parsers, analytics, and automation scripts using Python, Bash, or Go
Have experience designing vulnerability-management dashboards and SLA tracking for leadership transparency
Demonstrate expertise in network protocols, Linux/Windows internals, and cloud telemetry (GCP or AWS) to adapt swiftly during investigations
Demonstrate expertise with contemporary vulnerability-management tools and implement risk-based prioritization frameworks effectively
Present metrics, incident summaries, and remediation roadmaps effectively to technical teams and leadership audiences
Demonstrate extensive technical knowledge essential and required for the specified role
Benefits
Your health
Your finances
Your family
Your time at work
Your time pursuing other endeavors
Company
Akamai Technologies
Akamai is a provider of cloud services that help enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.63BKey Investors
IVP
2025-05-14Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2023-08-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
2001-08-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tom Leighton
Chief Executive Officer
Charlie Gero
CTO
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