Security Consultant II

Akamai; Canada; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 167,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

RRSP program

Equity awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid time off (PTO)

Family friendly benefits

Annual bonus opportunities

Job summary

Akamai's Government Services team is seeking a Security Consultant II to lead security services engagements for Canadian and US agencies. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to tailor Akamai's security solutions and ensure successful delivery.

You will need 5 years of relevant experience, the ability to obtain Canadian government clearance, and knowledge of internet protocols, CDNs, and cybersecurity credentials such as Security+, SSCP, or GSEC.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's Degree in a related field.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government clearance.
• Knowledge of internet protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS/SSL) and how CDNs work.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to understand customer use cases and tuning solutions to meet client needs.
• Partnering with sales teams to understand customer business needs and ensure success.
• Participating on internal projects to improve best practices, methodology, and solution delivery.
• Participating in training and projects to maximize efficiency and improve service quality.

Skills

5 years experience

Canadian government clearance eligible

Networking protocols

CDNs

Customer facing experience

Cybersecurity credentials

Project management

Web development / security practice

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge web security systems?

Do you relish opportunities to create improvements for our customers?

Join our prestigious Government Services team

Akamai's Professional Services team collaborates with global organizations, ensuring seamless integration of web applications onto the Intelligent Platform for optimal performance. The Government Services team serves United States and Canadian agencies, including Civilian, Department of Defense, State, Local, and Education sectors. By leveraging advanced web acceleration and security technologies, we work to enhance customer experiences through innovative solutions.

Help us secure the internet for our customers

As a Security Consultant II, serve as the main contact for security services, ensuring seamless integration and support for customers. Provide expert guidance in a dynamic field, implementing innovative solutions that help customers utilize Akamai's security products effectively to meet objectives.

As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to understand customer use cases and tuning solutions to meet client needs
• Partnering with sales teams internally to fully understand customer business needs in order to ensure their success
• Participating on internal projects to contribute to best practices, improving our methodology and quality of solution delivery
• Participating in training and projects contributing to best practices, maximizing efficiency, and improving methodology and service quality

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
• Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government clearance
• Demonstrate experience with internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL and how CDNs work
• Have relevant customer facing experience within a consultative environment
• Have achieved or be interested in obtaining cyber security credentials such as Security+, SSCP, GSEC or others
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management concepts and techniques
• Have knowledge of implementation concepts that deal with web development, IT systems or security practice

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.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 92,900 - 167,100 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. 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, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.