Security Architect II - Delhi

Posted 2 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Akamai powers and protects life online by solving the toughest challenges and turning the impossible into the possible.
The Role
Integrate, configure, debug, test, document, launch, maintain, and optimize Akamai security solutions. Analyze customer traffic and systems, customize web application security solutions, resolve technical issues, and collaborate with cross-functional teams on implementation timelines and technical designs. The role also includes customer support, documentation, ongoing training, and knowledge sharing.
Summary Generated by Built In

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.

As a Security Architect II, you will be responsible for:

  • Owning the technical aspects of integration (configuration, debugging, documentation, testing, go-live) of our Security Solutions
  • Analyzing customer traffic as well as systems and customizing Akamai security solutions to answer customers' security issues
  • Managing and documenting technical issues, responses and requests to ensure information is recorded and updated
  • Collaborating with cross-functional project team to scope, set timelines, create technical solutions, and support the ongoing implementation
  • Participating in ongoing training initiatives to up-skill yourself and to train others.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Demonstrate 6+ years experience in security technologies, processes, concepts, and formal education in computer science/engineering.
  • Be well versed in web application security, internet fundamentals, DNS and routing, communication protocols such as HTTP or TCP
  • Have experience as an Application Security Engineer.
  • Be able to analyze customer traffic &systems and customize Akamai security solutions to answer customers' security issues.
  • Demonstrate the ability to work proactively, quickly, with a desire to learn and problem solving.
  • Have knowledge of OWASP, network security products, network/application firewalls, server and client-side application architecture
  • Demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills to articulate highly technical information in a concise manner.

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.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Skills Required

  • 6+ years of experience in security technologies, processes, and concepts
  • Formal education in computer science or engineering
  • Experience with web application security and internet fundamentals
  • Knowledge of DNS and routing
  • Knowledge of HTTP or TCP communication protocols
  • Experience as an Application Security Engineer
  • Knowledge of OWASP
  • Knowledge of network security products, network firewalls, and application firewalls
  • Knowledge of server-side and client-side application architecture
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
  • Parental & Family Support Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.

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The Company
HQ: Cambridge, MA
10,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1998

What We Do

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!

Why Work With Us

Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.

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