Do you relish the
prospect of working with cutting-edge web security platforms?
Would you enjoy translating security compliance into business and product requirements?
Join our global InfoSec Security Compliance Team!
Akamai's Security Compliance team seeks a resourceful, detail-focused problem-solver to support compliance programs showcasing the security of Akamai's network and products. Collaboration with Security Compliance team members and business unit stakeholders is essential to advance compliance operations. Contributions will strengthen Akamai's overall security compliance posture through active participation in related programs and projects.
Partner with the best
The Security Compliance team collaborates with experts to improve Akamai's protection and verify effective customer safeguards. It engages engineering, platform, and business teams to assess, maintain, and demonstrate security practices. Responsibilities include performing control evaluations, internal audits, and assisting third-party compliance with international security standards like SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP, and PCI DSS.
As a Security Compliance Specialist II, you will be responsible for:
- Contributing to Akamai's security compliance through conducting control testing, identifying risks, and managing audits as a Compliance Specialist II.
- Conducting design and operational effectiveness evaluations for technical, physical, and security controls within frameworks like SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS.
- Coordinating sampling populations, leading technical walkthroughs with Engineering, DevOps, and IT system owners, and reviewing technical evidence thoroughly.
- Identifying control gaps, documenting exception trends in the GRC platform, collaborating with system owners, and drafting actionable remediation plans.
- Supporting third-party audits by coordinating evidence, explaining technical controls, minimizing disruptions, and optimizing processes through automation and GRC tools.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Bring 2 to 6 of relevant experience with equivalent qualifications and applicable professional background for the role.
- Gain practical experience assessing security controls against industry standards, with a focus on SOC 2, ISO 27001, or PCI DSS.
- Demonstrate expertise in technical security controls, including Identity & Access Management, Change Management, Vulnerability Management, and Logging/Monitoring.
- Demonstrate exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and written/verbal communication abilities effectively and efficiently in various situations.
- Obtain relevant security or audit certifications (e.g., CISA, CRISC, Security+, CISM, or ISO Lead Auditor); not mandatory.
- Demonstrate experience with cloud infrastructure, containerized environments, or distributed systems; these skills are valuable but not mandatory.
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
Akamai Technologies Gurugram, Haryana, IND Office
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