Security Researcher

🕒 July 31

🇮🇳 India – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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First seen by Remote Rocketship July 31

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Akamai Technologies

5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07

Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery

Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.

📋 Description

• Analyze automated threats targeting web applications and mobile ecosystems • Reverse-engineer sophisticated bot frameworks and maintain the Akamai Mobile SDK • Dissect suspicious client applications and analyze custom automation binaries • Build defenses that impact millions of clients each day • Analyze large-scale web and mobile network traffic to identify browser fingerprint anomalies • Partner with data science and engineering teams to convert reverse-engineering findings into automated, production-grade bot-mitigation rules

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a security researcher • Hands-on experience leveraging AI/LLM tools and AI coding agents to accelerate reverse engineering, automate deobfuscation, and scale code analysis • Deep understanding of modern web and client automation frameworks • Deep expertise in analyzing, deobfuscating, and reverse engineering heavily obfuscated JavaScript and Java code • Proven experience analyzing browser extensions and customized/patched browser builds • Hands-on experience with reverse engineering tools and frameworks such as Frida, Jadx, IDA Pro, Ghidra, or browser debugging APIs • Ability to analyze and bypass mobile & browser security controls • Deep understanding of application-layer protocols (HTTP/S, WebSockets, gRPC) and modern web browser rendering engines • Proficiency in Python or Go to automate reverse-engineering workflows and script custom analysis tooling

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Professional development opportunities

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