Associate Solutions Architect

Job Description Job Description Would you enjoy working with cutting-edge web performance and security systems Want to be a technical implementation and consulting expert About The Team The Performance Specialist Team at Akamai connects product capabilities with customer needs. The team delivers proof-of-concept solutions, accelerates onboarding, enables partners, and promotes adoption of security and web products. As the team grows, focus expands to advanced features and emerging product areas. About the Role Seeking a technically curious Associate Solutions Architect to support scalable solutions, POCs, integrations, and queries. Ideal for individuals with early technical experience aiming to expand expertise in cloud, security, and web performance. As an Associate Solutions Architect Associate, you will be responsible for: - Assisting with conducting standard Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) for Akamai's performance and security solutions. - Supporting partner enablement through the Advance Partner Program, assisting with integrations and onboarding activities. - Creating and delivering Value Confirmation Reports while troubleshooting technical issues and addressing customer queries. - Collaborating with Pre-sales, Sales, and Product Managers to refine solutions and offer usability feedback. - Contributing to internal documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives. - Shadowing senior team members on advanced engagements (e.g., Botman, Content Protector, NS53 solutions, API Security). Do What You Love To be successful in this role you will: - Have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field - Gain 612 months experience in technical support, QA, or implementation role, willing to with a willingness to work night shifts. - Be thorough with internet fundamentals, DNS and routing, communication protocols such as HTTP or TCP - Utilize debugging tools including curl, browser development tools, and Postman effectively. - Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication abilities - Demonstrate willingness to learn technologies and adopt proactive approaches to problem-solving. - Gain experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or CDN services; understand WAF, bot management, and application security. 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 Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like 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