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 team
Our Professional Services team supports major organizations to help make the internet work for them by successfully integrating their websites onto our platform. Supporting our security and enterprise products we work as part of an integrated team to deliver consultative services and architect optimum solutions.
Make an impact on future of Internet Security
Security Architects, part of the Akamai Professional Services team. Work directly with clients to deliver Akamai's solutions. You will be involved with projects from design through implementation, testing and customer sign-off.
As a Senior 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 customizing Akamai security solutions to answer customers' security issues
- Working with customers to identify and solve complex problems that arise as part of integration and support.
- Leading and developing the team through training, coaching and mentoring.
- Collaborating with cross-functional project team to scope, set timelines, create technical solutions, and support the ongoing implementation
- Participating in ongoing training initiatives to develop your skills
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field or its equivalent.
- Be able to demonstrate experience with Bots, WAF, Incident Management, Attack Analysis and Mitigation
- Have experience as a Penetration Tester or Security Architect or Network Security Engineer or similar industry field
- Have great knowledge of OWASP, network security products, network/application firewalls, server and client-side application architecture and understanding of internet technologies like HTTP, HTTPS & DNS
- Have good communication and collaboration skills and be an accountable member of the team
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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years of relevant professional experience
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Experience with bots, WAF, incident management, attack analysis, and mitigation
- Experience as a penetration tester, security architect, network security engineer, or similar professional
- Strong knowledge of OWASP, network security products, network and application firewalls, and server- and client-side application architecture
- Understanding of HTTP, HTTPS, DNS, and other internet technologies
- Strong communication and collaboration 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.
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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.
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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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