Principal Enterprise Architect- Remote

Job Description

Would you enjoy working on a wide range of technical challenges for our customers?

Are you passionate about cutting edge technology and what it can do for customers?

Join our Public Sector Team! At Akamai, we empower the public sector with cutting-edge technologies that enable government agencies, defense organisations, public institutions to achieve their missions securely and efficiently. As a leader in cloud security, content delivery, and edge computing, Akamai's Public Sector team is at the forefront of delivering reliable, scalable solutions for our nation's most critical missions.

Job Description

Would you enjoy working on a wide range of technical challenges for our customers?

Are you passionate about cutting edge technology and what it can do for customers?

Join our Public Sector Team! At Akamai, we empower the public sector with cutting-edge technologies that enable government agencies, defense organisations, public institutions to achieve their missions securely and efficiently. As a leader in cloud security, content delivery, and edge computing, Akamai's Public Sector team is at the forefront of delivering reliable, scalable solutions for our nation's most critical missions.

As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you will be instrumental in driving technical success in the public sector. With a focus on designing, evangelising, and delivering comprehensive solutions that leverage Akamai's full portfolio. You will support business development efforts, build relationships with key partners, customers, and coordinate closely with internal teams.

As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Leading and contributing to technical sections of proposals and white papers for public sector RFPs and RFIs.
• Serving as a public-facing technical expert for Akamai at industry events, conferences, and webinars.
• Engaging with public sector customers, understanding their mission-critical needs.
• Working closely with product management, engineering, and sales teams.
• Representing Akamai as a thought leader on topics like cloud security, edge computing, and web application protection.
• Leading technical solution development, stitching together Akamai's portfolio to meet the unique requirements of public sector missions.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 15 years of relevant experience in technical architecture and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Have extensive experience working in the public sector, with deep knowledge of federal and defence missions.
• Have proven experience in contributing to and writing technical proposals, white papers, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Have technical presentation skills with experience speaking at industry events and webinars.
• Have the ability to build trusted relationships with government customers and technology partners.
• Have the ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership of challenges, and drive outcomes even in complex situations.
• Have the willingness to challenge the status quo and innovate to deliver solutions.

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 favourite 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.

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralising threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to…