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# WAF / Akamai Security Engineer with AI Experience

- **Company:** Saransh Inc
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Open Web Application Security, Performance Tuning, Akamai, Large Language Models, Software Security, Firewalls (Computer Science)
- **Published:** September 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usa6c173a39e2e32627cb8217f1e8c09c6

## About the Role

5+ years of Akamai experience
Akamai Kona Site Defender
Akamai Bot Manager
Akamai API Security
OWASP Top 10
Incident response experience
Preferred Experience:
AI/LLM security
Akamai Firewall for AI
Enterprise-scale migration experience
Financial services experience

## Description

WAF / Akamai Security Engineer (Key Responsibilities):
1) WAF Onboarding & Application Migration
2) WAF Policy Tuning & False Positive Analysis
3) AI, LLM & API Security Support
4) Security Event Monitoring & Threat Analysis
5) Quarterly Security Reviews & Platform Upgrades
6) Incident Response & Troubleshooting
7) Security Architecture & Design Consulting
8) Program Management & Stakeholder Engagement
9) Operational Metrics & Reporting
10) Vendor Liaison & Technology Roadmap Guidance, AI Engineer 4 (AI Foundations, VLM Customization) At Capital One, we are creating responsible and reliable AI systems, changing banking for good. For years, Capital One has been an…

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