Would you enjoy working with cutting-edge web security systems?
Does the prospect of defending against web security attacks excite you?
Join our Security Team!
Our team delivers managed security services, providing both proactive and reactive support to customers worldwide. We are committed to continuous innovationrefining our processes, expanding our expertise, and ensuring reliable integration and operation of Akamai solutions. Through close collaboration, we solve problems creatively and drive ongoing improvement.
Partner with our enterprise customers
As a member of our Services team, you will be responsible for the technical aspects of our security solutionsfrom integration through ongoing maintenance and optimizationworking closely with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
As a Security Architect, 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 implementing Akamai security solutions to address customers' security concerns
- Dealing with new web application, bot attacks and WAF evasion techniques to enhance security posture
- Collaborating with a cross-functional project team to scope and create technical solutions and support the 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:
- Have knowledge of web security and understanding of modern web security risks
- Demonstrate knowledge of web protocols such as DNS, HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP.
- Be comfortable using Linux, scripting and log analysis
- Have experience delivering technical solutions and support to enterprise customers
- Show proactivity and sense of urgency with a constant desire to learn
- Possess great communication skills including ability to explain technical concepts in English
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
Learn more
Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.
Skills Required
- Knowledge of web security and modern web security risks
- Understanding of web protocols (DNS, HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP)
- Comfortable using Linux
- Experience with scripting and log analysis
- Experience delivering technical solutions and support to enterprise customers
- Knowledge or experience with Akamai security solutions and WAF/bot mitigation
- Strong communication skills and ability to explain technical concepts in English
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Akamai Technologies Insights
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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