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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