▷ [29/09/2025] Security Architect

Job Description

Job Description

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

Would providing consultancy to defend against real time security attacks excite you

Join our highly skilled Professional Services team

Our Professional Services team assists global organizations in integrating their websites onto the platform seamlessly. Supporting security and enterprise products, the team collaborates to deliver tailored solutions for each customer. They provide consultative services to design optimal strategies that address individual requirements effectively.

Partner with our enterprise customers

Serve as a trusted advisor, delivering tailored solutions to address diverse security concerns for customers. Engage throughout the product lifecycle, resolving challenges and implementing effective solutions. Develop and deploy strategies to mitigate real-time security threats on the platform.

As a Security Architect, You Will Be Responsible For

- Collaborating with a cross-functional team to define scope, establish timelines, develop solutions, and ensure project implementation.
- Managing integration technicalities and support by configuring, debugging, documenting, testing, launching, and mitigating potential risks.
- Analyzing customer traffic and tailoring Akamai security solutions to mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities effectively.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

- Demonstrate two of experience in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or a related field or equivalent.
- Understand internet functionality, including networks, protocols, IP systems, DNS, routing, HTTP, and TCP communication protocols.
- Demonstrate sound expertise in application security, including event management, real-time traffic analysis, or compliance practices.
- Have an understanding of the full development life cycle
- Exhibit proactive behavior, work efficiently with urgency, and maintain a continuous drive to learn and resolve issues.
- Exhibit effective communication abilities and cultivate meaningful connections with customers.

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

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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

Benefits

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 endeavors

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