Senior Security Researcher - Enterprise Security Research

Are you excited to lead impactful security research and share your discoveries at leading global conferences?

Are you passionate about uncovering attack surfaces, breaking complex software, and presenting your findings at conferences such as Black Hat, DEF CON, and RSAC?

Join the Akamai Enterprise Security Group

Akamai Enterprise Security Group focuses on protecting enterprise environments at scale, combining deep network visibility, micro-segmentation, and threat intel. Our research is driven by large-scale, real-world data from top enterprises across the globe.

Join our Security Research Team

As a member of our research team, you will investigate emerging attack surfaces across operating systems and modern technologies.
You will reverse engineer complex software, discover vulnerabilities, and develop original research.
Researchers are encouraged to explore new ideas and transform promising findings into published research shared with the global security community.

In this role you will be:

• Leading end-to-end research projects - from idea generation, through discovery and exploitation, to publication
• Conducting deep security research across operating systems, cloud environments, enterprise software, and emerging technologies
• Developing proof-of-concepts and research tools
• Leveraging AI to scale research workflow
• Publishing research via technical blogs, whitepapers, and top-tier conferences
• Collaborating with detection and product teams to translate research into security capabilities

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5+ years of experience in security research, vulnerability discovery, exploitation, or reverse engineering
• Demonstrate a deep understanding of OS internals
• Have hands-on experience with reverse engineering and debugging tools (e.g., IDA, Ghidra, WinDbg) and AI-assisted research tools
• Be capable of independently leading complex research projects from concept to publication
• Demonstrate exceptional analytical abilities and advanced problem-solving expertise.
• Be able to communicate complex technical findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Have a track record of published research (e.g., blogs, CVEs, conference talks)

Work in a way that works for you

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.

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Working for you

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:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

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.

Join us

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!

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.