Lead Senior Security Architect
Listed on 2026-10-12
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, IT Consultant, Information Security & Data Protection
Do you have a passion for Security Compliance?
Do you want to help shape the future of security of the internet?
Join our Security Compliance and Customer Trust Team! Our team works with engineering, product, and security teams to assess controls against security standards. Our mission is to improve Akamai's overall security posture and that of our customers. The team supports compliance programs and works with auditors and stakeholders to demonstrate how Akamai secures its infrastructure and products.
Job DescriptionDo you have a passion for Security Compliance?
Do you want to help shape the future of security of the internet?
Join our Security Compliance and Customer Trust Team! Our team works with engineering, product, and security teams to assess controls against security standards. Our mission is to improve Akamai's overall security posture and that of our customers. The team supports compliance programs and works with auditors and stakeholders to demonstrate how Akamai secures its infrastructure and products.
Partner with the bestYou will evaluate the security of Akamai's distributed network and products, guide technical control design, and support security programs with a focus on information security compliance.
As a Security Architect Senior Lead, you will be responsible for:- Assessing cloud, network, infrastructure, and application designs against security and compliance requirements
- Translating requirements into technical specifications, security blueprints, and engineering guardrails
- Supporting compliance programs, control assessments, and audits using Akamai's common control framework
- Working with engineering and Info Sec to investigate security risks and define remediation
- Improving adoption and monitoring of security controls through AI and automation
- Have a Bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of relevant experience, or equivalent professional experience
- Show extensive experience assessing security in cloud systems, Internet technologies, infrastructure, applications, and data governance
- Have expertise in PCI DSS requirements, control assessment, and audit support
- Have proven experience designing security architectures and control frameworks for distributed systems
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.
OurFocus 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.
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