Solutions Architect II - Hybrid

Do you relish the prospect of working with cutting-edge technology?

Would helping to shape the online strategies of Government organizations excite you?

Join our prestigious Government Services team

Our customer-centric team builds innovative and tailored solutions for our customers to help them achieve their vision. We collaborate to understand our customer needs. We deliver results and possibilities for their growth and success. We build trusted relationships through clear communication, honesty and listening to our customers.

Partner with the best

Partnering with government organizations, Solutions Architects are deeply technical individuals. You'll successfully integrate and support mission critical websites and applications. We collaborate with teams across our business while providing an exceptional customer experience. You'll own the technical implementation of our products. This will help customers optimize their experience and value gained from their Akamai partnership.

As a Solutions Architect II - Government Services, you will be responsible for:

• Partnering with customers to understand their technical and business needs, to ensure customer success
• Working closely with Akamai and customer teams to design the best solutions and implementation plans
• Collaborating with Professional Service team members to implement and execute best practice solutions for our customers
• Being an integral part of testing and live deployment of our solutions to ensure a smooth and timely integration for customers
• Owning technical aspects of solution delivery and ongoing support to configure, debug, document, test, go live, identify and mitigate risks
• Participating on internal projects to contribute to best practices, improving the quality of Akamai's integrations

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have U.S. CITIZENSHIP due to legal requirements of our customer base
• Have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance
• Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or its equivalent.
• Be comfortable working within a Linux command line environment within an Information Technology industry
• Understand customers' technical challenges and design, architect, configure and test solutions with remarkable attention to detail and time management
• Demonstrate understanding of working with network technologies, web development languages, methodologies and architectures
• Have a desire to solve complex technical challenges with innovative solutions

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavours

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $100,700 - $181,300/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.