Penetration Tester

<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Are you excited to test the security of systems that power life online for billions of users</strong></p><p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Are you a security leader who enjoys identifying vulnerabilities to help organizations stay safe?</strong></p><p><strong>Join our Information Security team</strong></p><p>Akamai's Information Security team is responsible for safeguarding Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide. Akamai is seeking an experienced application penetration tester to join its Product Security Penetration Testing team.</p><p><strong>Shape Internet Security</strong></p><p>Product Security is the pillar of Information Security that provides security review testing and advisory services to Akamai's product teams throughout the SDLC.</p><p>The Penetration Testing team will perform application, network, mobile cloud assessments and more! In this role you will enhance the security of Akamai’s products by identifying and helping remediate vulnerabilities. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with industry-leading security experts on a global team.</p><p>As a member of the Penetration Testing team, you will:</p><ul><li class="lst">Collaborating with security and product teams to identify testing targets, define assessment scopes, and perform white-box penetration testing on Akamai products</li><li class="lst">Assessing risk vulnerabilities, communicate vulnerabilities to technical and non-technical audiences, and provide remediation guidance to developers</li><li class="lst">Re-test known vulnerabilities to validate that they've been fixed</li><li class="lst">Developing custom tools as needed to effectively test Akamai products.</li><li class="lst">Supporting Akamai's bug bounty programs by triaging researcher submissions and coordinating report remediation with internal product teams</li><li class="lst">Contributing to internal processes and documentation, share knowledge with team members</li></ul><p><strong>Do what you love</strong></p><p>To be successful in this role you will:</p><ul><li class="lst">Have relevant experience with leading and performing penetration tests and/or red team engagements</li><li class="lst">Have experience with testing several of the following: web applications, mobile applications, client applications, cloud and networks</li><li class="lst">Be proficient in at least one programming language and understand common vulnerabilities, attack vectors and frameworks</li><li class="lst">Know how to remediate common vulnerabilities and be able to propose custom solutions based on application architecture and implementation</li><li class="lst">Have experience using tools like BurpSuite and IDAPro and techniques like fuzzing</li><li class="lst">Be driven, innovative individual who are highly motivated and possess solid self-learning abilities</li><li class="lst">Leverage AI and LLMs to enhance static and dynamic analysis, and create automation for code analysis and vulnerability discovery</li><li class="lst">Possess a collaborative working style and desire to work with a global team to improve the security of Akamai products</li></ul><p><strong>Work in a way that works for you</strong></p><p>FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. <br><br><a href="https://www.akamai.com/careers" target="_blank">Learn</a> what makes Akamai a great place to work</p><figure class="table"><table style="width: 98%;"><tbody><tr><td>Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!</td><td><a href="https://twitter.com/Akamai?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/twitter.png"></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akamaicareers/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/facebook.png"></a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/linkedin.png"></a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/akamaicareers/" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/instagram.png"></a> <a href="https://www.akamai.com/blog?" target="_blank"><img src="https://app.role-mapper.com/images/blog.png"></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYo5nh8xQFpnnPl17sQRURR9ugKL-KMRO" target="_blank"><img src="https://assets.role-mapper.com/images/youtube_new.png"></a></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p><strong>We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.</strong></p><p>At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.</p><p><strong>Working for you</strong></p><p>At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:</p><ul><li class="lst">Your health</li><li class="lst">Your finances</li><li class="lst">Your family</li><li class="lst">Your time at work</li><li class="lst">Your time pursuing other endeavors</li></ul><p>Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.</p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p>Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.</p><p><strong>Join us</strong></p><p>Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!<br><br>Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.<br><br>If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.</p>

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