Senior II Security Architect

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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
Lead planning, installation, and integration of Akamai Guardicore segmentation in hybrid/complex environments. Design and enforce Zero Trust network segmentation across data centers, cloud, and OT. Manage customer engagements, deliver consulting, training, and configuration optimization. Provide architecture guidance, escalation support, and collaborate with Customer Success, Engineering, and Support.
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Would you like to become a part of our Zero Trust Team?

Would you like to be challenged and become a security expert?

Join Our Professional Services Team!

In this role, you will lead strategic network segmentation implementation projects using Akamai Guardicore Segmentation solution. This role blends technical expertise, customer-facing consulting, and program management responsibilities.

Partner with the best

As a Security Architect Senior II you'll work closely with clients and internal teams to delivers aligned with Zero Trust principles.

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

  • Leading the planning, installation, and integration of the Akamai Guardicore Segmentation platform in hybrid and complex environments
  • Designing and enforcing network segmentation strategies across data centers, cloud, and OT environments, aligned to Zero Trust principles.
  • Managing customer engagements throughout the delivery lifecycle: architecture design, policy planning, deployment, configuration, documentation, and executive alignment.
  • Delivering advanced consulting services such as customizations, training, and configuration optimization.
  • Providing high-level architectural guidance, design validation and escalation support to partners, ensuring partner ownership of day-to-day operations is maintained
  • Partnering with Customer Success, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex challenges and ensure long-term customer value.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have fluent written and spoken Spanish and English
  • Have 8+ years experience in Professional Services, consulting, or Security Architecture roles.
  • Have deep knowledge in Networking (TCP/IP, Layer 37), Firewalls, and Operating Systems (Linux/Windows).
  • Have hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade security or network software.
  • Have proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) and familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
  • Have familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI, pod-level enforcement, service mesh).

Active industry security certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, or Zero Trust Architect credentials.

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.

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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Skills Required

  • Fluent written and spoken Spanish and English
  • 8+ years experience in Professional Services, consulting, or Security Architecture roles
  • Deep knowledge in Networking (TCP/IP, Layer 37), Firewalls, and Operating Systems (Linux/Windows)
  • Hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade security or network software
  • Proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash)
  • Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible)
  • Familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI, pod-level enforcement, service mesh)
  • Active industry security certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, or Zero Trust Architect credentials

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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