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O'Reilly Auto Parts · 2 weeks ago

Sr Information Security Engineer-Web App/Akamai

Springfield, MO

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$111K/yr - $167K/yr

5+ years exp

O'Reilly Auto Parts is seeking a Senior Information Security Engineer focused on Application Security. This role involves leading the design and implementation of cybersecurity strategies, overseeing security tooling, and mentoring junior staff to protect digital assets against emerging threats.

AutomotiveManufacturingRetailWholesale

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain custom WAF rulesets for application-specific protections

Monitor WAF logs and analytics to identify false positives, tuning thresholds and exceptions accordingly

Conduct regular WAF policy reviews with AppDev and SRE to align with evolving application architectures

Integrate WAF alerts into SIEM and incident response workflows

Analyze bot traffic using behavioral scoring, fingerprinting, and anomaly detection

Lead POCs and production rollouts of Akamai Content Protector and Bot Manager Premier

Maintain dashboards and reporting for bot activity, blocked requests, and mitigation effectiveness

Act as InfoSec liaison to AppDev and SRE teams for Akamai-related security initiatives

Participate in sprint planning and release reviews to ensure WAF and bot protections are considered early

Provide security guidance on CDN/ION, Site Shield, FastDNS, and Prolexic configurations

Facilitate tabletop exercises and post-incident reviews involving Akamai services

Track Akamai security service usage and performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities

Coordinate with Akamai account teams and professional services for roadmap alignment and escalations

Contribute to enterprise security architecture discussions involving edge security and traffic routing

Qualification

Akamai WAFBot mitigationWeb application securityCI/CD pipelinesCloud-native architecturesAgile environmentsData analysisCross-functional collaborationDocumentation skills

Required

5+ years in InfoSec with hands-on experience in Akamai WAF and bot mitigation

Strong understanding of web application security, HTTP protocol behavior, and bot evasion techniques

Experience working with cross-functional teams in agile environments

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, SRE principles, and cloud-native architectures

Applies comprehensive knowledge / skill, acts with independence and provides guidance and training to others

Maintains systems/services and information security, integrity, compliance and continuity

Implements transaction security and computer/network virus protection

Ensures the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information

Follows confidentiality procedures, ensuring that restricted information is only shared with approved recipients, that data sharing is done so using approved/secure communication methods, and that data is kept safe and secure at all times

Understands, deploys, and manages cloud-based infrastructure and services

Creates the rules for requirements and design quality, performs verification activities, and maintains quality control

Archives, backs up, and restores data and servers to specified states

Creates clear, comprehensive, effective, and user-friendly guides, manuals, narratives, and reports that convey complex technical concepts, using documentation tools to craft structured and visually appealing content that meets the intended purposes

Determines and analyzes trends from data that is collected to assist in compiling reports that will help in decision-making

Preferred

Acquires, organizes, protects and processes data in order to fulfill business objectives

Proficiently uses and troubleshoots a wide range of IT hardware, software, and network systems to ensure optimal performance and user experience

Understands and effectively uses standard office equipment and standard software packages to support business processes

Understands, evaluates, uses, and engages with digital technology and information, as well as creates and shares digital content, while being aware of essentials like safety, privacy and ethical considerations

Benefits

Competitive Wages & Paid Time Off

Stock Purchase Plan & 401k with Employer Contributions Starting Day One

Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance with Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Team Member Health/Wellbeing Programs

Tuition Educational Assistance Programs

Opportunities for Career Growth

Company

O'Reilly Auto Parts

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O’Reilly Auto parts is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories.

Founded in 1957

Springfield, Missouri, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.oreillyauto.com/

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