Security Consultant

Posted 11 Days Ago
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2 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Entry 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
Serve as the primary security services contact for Akamai customers, guiding solution integration, architecture improvements, security strategy, and best-practice implementation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical challenges, improve service methodologies, and demonstrate Akamai’s value to technical and business audiences. The role requires knowledge of security technologies, compliance, security event management, networking protocols, DevOps or SecOps principles, and customer-facing IT experience.
Summary Generated by Built In

Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge cloud security systems?

Do you relish opportunities to create improvements for our customers?

Join our prestigious 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.

Partner with the best

You'll be the primary security services contact ensuring successfulintegration and consultancy over the whole customer life cycle on our platform. Acting as a trusted expert, you'll learn and implement creative solutions helping customers leverage Akamai's security products and achieve desired outcomes.

As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for the following:

  • Ensuring customer success by understanding requirements and helping them build a long-term strategy based on best practices
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to evaluate customer architecture, address technical challenges and maximize benefits from using Akamai solutions
  • Participating in training and projects contributing to best practices, maximizing efficiency, and improving methodology and service quality
  • Demonstrating Akamai's value, ensuring customer engagement and communicating effectively with both technical and business audiences

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have a working knowledge of security technology process and concepts, security event management, security compliance.
  • Have knowledge of computer networks concepts and protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, BGP etc.).
  • Exhibit understanding of DevOps or SecOps principles and implementation concepts related to web development, IT systems, or security practices.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills and an ability to build trust relationships with customers
  • Have experience in a customer-facing role within the Information Technology industry

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

  • Working knowledge of security technology processes and concepts
  • Knowledge of security event management
  • Knowledge of security compliance
  • Knowledge of computer networking concepts and protocols, including HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, and BGP
  • Understanding of DevOps or SecOps principles and implementation concepts related to web development, IT systems, or security practices
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to build trust-based customer relationships
  • Experience in a customer-facing role within the Information Technology industry

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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