Akamai Security Engineer andamp; Senior Akamai Security Engineer (Contract)Knutsford Hybrid - 3 days onsite 2 remoteSenior: £620 per day Engineer: £490 per day Until 30/11/2026INSIDE IR35Our client is looking for an Akamai Security Engineer and a Senior Akamai Security Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and optimisation of Akamai security solutions across large-scale, high-traffic digital platforms. These are key engineering roles focused on strengthening web security, enhancing performance, and embedding best-practice Akamai configurations into global environments.Key ResponsibilitiesEngineerConfigure andamp; maintain Akamai tools (KSD, WAF, Bot Manager, CDN)Support implementation of rulesets, policies andamp; routing configs Monitor traffic, identify threats andamp; assist in incident response Tune WAF andamp; bot rules to reduce false positives Assist with CDN configuration, caching andamp; performance tuning Manage certificates, redirects, and Akamai property updates Collaborate with application teams for secure deployments Produce documentation andamp; support continuous improvementSenior EngineerArchitect, configure andamp; optimise Akamai tools (KSD, WAF, Bot Manager, CDN) Lead end-to-end policy and ruleset implementation Conduct threat analysis, log review andamp; incident response Implement rate limiting, DDoS protection andamp; bot mitigation Manage Akamai properties, certificates, redirects andamp; routing Tune WAF rules to reduce false positives Provide tech