Product Architect

Akamai Technologies; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

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FlexBase program

Benefits package

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Product Architect to create end-to-end architecture for new security products and features.

You will define system functionality, collaborate across teams, and guide engineering through detailed designs while building a secure, scalable, low-latency web platform. You will translate requirements into bold architecture, driving the product roadmap with expertise in security, data analytics, and AI-enabled solutions.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in a product architect or equivalent role.
• Experience designing large-scale, low-latency, web-based distributed systems.
• Knowledge of big data analytics, machine learning algorithms, and/or AI in software solutions.
• Ability to see a big picture and end-to-end vision for features; strong SDLC and web tech understanding.
• Strong interpersonal skills; comfortable presenting ideas and collaborating; can handle ambiguity.
• Passionate about building customer-focused features and solving problems.
• Proactive in researching systems, documenting solutions, and learning new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product management to understand requirements and deliver customer value.
• Define end-to-end architecture and functionality for new or existing systems.
• Collaborate with other organizations to satisfy non-functional needs (security, services, etc.).
• Present the design for review to stakeholders and guiding engineering teams through detailed designs.
• Acquire and share subject matter expertise of security products; contribute to roadmap and vision.

Skills

End-to-end architecture design

Large-scale distributed systems

Big data analytics / ML / AI

SDLC & web technologies

Interpersonal skills / presentation

Proactive learning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer-related field or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

Does creating products that power and protect life online excite you? Are you interested in product design and innovation at a leading technology organization? Join our world-class Security Technology Group! Our team falls under the Security Technology Group, driving the future of the Bot and Agent Control product portfolio. We help thousands of enterprises globally to protect their websites/secure their transactions over the Internet. We are a Fortune 1000 company and a Gartner-recognized web security market leader. Our company delivers best in class security products and experiences to our customers.

Have a direct impact on the future of Internet Security

You’ll create end-to-end architecture and high-level designs for new security products and features. These designs span configuration, reporting, and runtime aspects of the system, including data analytics and attack detection. You’ll work on different problem statements and dive deep to understand and address complex security pain points. This will play a role in translating requirements into bold architecture.

As a Product Architect, You Will Be Responsible For

• Collaborating with product management to understand and finalize requirements that fit our technology and bring customer value
• Defining end to end architecture and functionality required in new or existing systems to realize the requirements
• Collaborating with other organizations to realize the non functional needs such as security, services, etc.
• Presenting the design for review
• Guiding the engineering teams as they do the detailed designs and implementation
• Acquiring and sharing subject matter expertise of security products, and contributing to their future vision and technical roadmap

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years experience and a Bachelor's in Computer related field or its equivalent
• Have experience designing large-scale, low-latency, web-based distributed systems
• Demonstrate knowledge of big data analytics, machine learning algorithms, and/or the appropriate use of AI in software solutions
• Have a big picture and end-to-end vision when designing new features and thoroughly understand SDLC and web technologies
• Have good interpersonal skills, be comfortable presenting your ideas, and can collaborate effectively. Handle ambiguity and imperfect information well.
• Be passionate about building features that will be usable for our customers and help solve their problems
• Be proactive in researching systems and issues, document solutions thoroughly, and have an interest in learning new technologies

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.

Benefits at Akamai

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