Security Architect II - Remote - Night Shift

Would you enjoy working with cutting-edge web security systems?

Do you seek hands‑on learning experiences on Web Security with a growing global team?

Join our highly skilled Security 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 solutions for our clients. We collaborate to solve problems, innovate to provide creative solutions, and continuously improve for our customers.

Make an impact on the future of Internet Security!

Part of the Professional Services team, responsibilities include delivering, integrating, maintaining, and optimizing security solutions effectively. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure outcomes meet quality standards.

• Ensuring seamless security and delivery by managing technical life cycles, from initial setup, troubleshooting, and testing to production deployment.
• Designing the end‑to‑end lifecycle of customer configurations, incorporating CDN, WAF, API Security, Bot Management, and additional solutions for seamless delivery.
• Analyzing traffic and system architecture, and customizing security solutions to address and remediate security challenges.
• Managing and documenting technical issues, stakeholder responses, and requests to ensure information is consistently recorded and up to date across projects.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional project teams to scope, set timelines, create technical solutions, and support ongoing implementations.
• Leveraging automation through Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Akamai CLI) and scripting (Python, Powershell) to streamline configurations and deployments where possible.
• Leveraging a robust technical toolkit like Web Developer Tools, Postman, cURL, and Burp Suite to validate, optimize, and troubleshoot workflows.

• Demonstrate 6+ years of experience in security technologies, processes, concepts, and formal education in computer science/engineering.
• Demonstrate expertise in internet fundamentals, DNS, routing, HTTP, TCP, TLS certificate lifecycle, application security, and APIs.
• Be able to analyze web traffic, web architectures, and customize Akamai security solutions to answer customers' security issues.
• Have expertise in OWASP, network security products, application firewalls, server, and client‑side application architecture.
• Demonstrate an automation‑first approach, utilizing Terraform, Akamai CLI, and scripting, maintain an AI‑forward mindset, continuously learning and adapting to AI‑driven trends.
• Focus on delivering impactful results while clearly conveying complex technical information through exceptional communication and presentation skills.

Akamai Technologies is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.