Security Architect

Would you like to work with cutting-edge technology?

Would you enjoy protecting the world's leading brands in a ever-changing environment?

Join our prestigious Professional Services team

Our Team provides managed services and proactive and reactive support to our global customers. We utilize tools, process and knowledge to integrate and maintain Akamai security, media, and performance solutions for our clients. We collaborate to solve problems, innovate to provide creative solutions and work to continuously improve for our customers and our team.

Make an impact on future of Internet Security

Become a part of an innovative culture while leveraging Akamai's platform capabilities to support customers with cyber-attack detection, mitigation. Constant learning opportunities and developing deep understanding of Akamai's security solutions offering. It will enable you to master your security expertise, influence processes and suggest quality improvements.

As a Security Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Owning the technical aspects of integration (configuration, debugging, testing, go-live) of our Security Solutions
• Analyzing customer traffic as well as systems and implement Akamai security solutions to address customers' security needs
• Collaborating with the cross-functional project team to scope, set timelines, create technical solutions, and support ongoing implementation
• Participating in ongoing training initiatives to develop your skills

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a High school / Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant engineering/science fields or relevant work experience.
• Have 2 years experience in a customer-facing role, supporting enterprise software, or in a Professional Services role
• Be well versed in internet fundamentals, DNS and routing, communication protocols such as HTTP or TCP
• Demonstrate knowledge of common OWASP top 10 and how they relate to internet services compromise or attacks
• Demonstrate web application security experience
• Possess great communication skills including ability to explain complex technical content in English
• Show ability to build successful relationships with with remote and global teams

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.

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