Making a difference and driving positive change is what we do every day at Rapid Circle. Our Cloud Pioneers help our clients in their digital transformation. Are you someone who goes for constant, positive change? Then this vacancy is for you!
As a Cloud Pioneer at Rapid Circle, you will work with our customers on different projects. For example, making impact in the healthcare sector, by making research data safely available. But also, awesome projects in the manufacturing or energy market make this job very challenging.
At Rapid Circle we are curious and are constantly improving our expertise to help customers find their way in a rapidly changing world. We share our knowledge and discover new ways to learn.
Rapid Circle is growing rapidly and are therefore looking for the right person for the role. You will be given lots of freedom to develop personally. We also have a lot of in-house knowledge (MVPs) within the Netherlands, Australia, and India. By working closely with your (international) colleagues, you can continue to challenge yourself and create your own growth path. Freedom, entrepreneurship, and development are key at Rapid Circle, so also in the role of a Akamai Edge Security & Digital Protection.
Experience Required
- 6-8 years of overall IT experience
- 3+ years of experience in Akamai, CDN, Edge Security, Web Security, or Security Operations environments
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale internet-facing applications and digital platforms
- Experience working with Security Operations teams and incident management processes
- Exposure to fraud prevention, account protection, digital identity, or customer-facing security solutions
- Experience in cloud-based enterprise environments (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
Skills Summary
Skill Area
Must Have
Good to Have
Akamai Edge & CDN
Akamai Edge Delivery, CDN concepts, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, caching, routing, traffic optimization, web application architecture Cloudflare, Fastly, Azure Front Door, AWS CloudFront, EdgeWorkers, EdgeKV
Akamai Security
WAF, DDoS Protection, Bot Manager, Account Protector, API Security, security policy implementation and tuning Enterprise Application Access, Zero Trust concepts, API gateway integrations
Security Operations
Security monitoring, alert triage, incident response support, threat detection, root cause analysis, SIEM exposure Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, SOAR platforms, Threat Intelligence tools
CIAM & Identity Security
Authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, session management, identity protection, consumer identity journeys OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, Ping Identity, Okta, Azure AD B2C, ForgeRock
Fraud Detection
Account takeover prevention, bot mitigation, fraud use-case analysis, risk-based authentication, fraud investigation support Behavioral analytics, fraud intelligence tools, machine learning-based fraud detection
Cloud, Data & Automation
Cloud networking fundamentals, Azure/AWS/GCP basics, GitHub, CI/CD understanding, log and traffic analysis, reporting Python, PowerShell, Terraform, KQL, Power BI, DevSecOps practices
Key Responsibilities
Responsibility Area
Key Responsibilities
Akamai Edge Operations
Configure, support, and optimize Akamai Edge services, troubleshoot CDN and application delivery issues, and maintain platform reliability.
Edge Security Management
Implement and tune Akamai WAF, DDoS Protection, Bot Manager, API Security, and Account Protector policies.
SOC Collaboration
Work with Security Operations teams on alert analysis, incident triage, root cause analysis, and threat mitigation activities.
Identity & Fraud Protection
Support secure authentication flows, MFA/session controls, account protection, suspicious activity reviews, and fraud investigation use cases.
Analysis & Reporting
Review logs, traffic patterns, security events, and behavioral trends to identify anomalies and provide actionable insights.
Continuous Improvement
Contribute to automation, monitoring improvements, security optimization, documentation, and platform modernization initiatives.
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