Director, Field Technology- Federal Defense & Intelligence

Akamai Career Site; United States; On-site; USD 168,000 - 302,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

PTO

Parental leave

ESPP

Job summary

Akamai invites a Field Technology Director to engage with Defense and Intelligence customers as a security evangelist, representing Security and Defense Edge solutions to DoD, IC, and COCOMs. You translate product capabilities into mission outcomes for federal offices.

Lead cross‑functional teams, build a DoD/IC customer community for roadmap feedback, and speak at defense events while advancing Zero Trust, AI Runtime Defense, and edge security in mission environments.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of cybersecurity experience with a background in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience engaging with field teams, customers, partners, and C‑Suite/government stakeholders to drive product strategy.
• Expert in edge-native security and Zero Trust architecture.
• Secure distributed workloads by enforcing Zero Trust and addressing emerging threats in diverse environments.
• Knowledge of DoD Cloud Security Guide IL4/IL5/IL6, FedRAMP High, ICD 705, and CMMC requirements.
• Experience evangelizing cybersecurity and defense initiatives across the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary contact for security and Defense Edge products with DoD/IC accounts.
• Build a community of DoD/IC customers for feedback on roadmaps and capability priorities.
• Lead engagements with journalists and Industry Analysts for PR/AR efforts.
• Discuss defense-focused security trends at events like AFCEA TechNet and AUSA.
• Educate customer-facing teams on Zero Trust, AI Runtime Defense, and related trends.
• Translate product capabilities into mission outcomes for DoD/IC offices.
• Support capture and proposal teams as a named SME on high-priority Defense Edge opportunities.

Skills

Cybersecurity expertise

Edge-native security

Zero Trust architecture

Public sector experience

Stakeholder engagement

AI runtime defense

DoD/IC compliance knowledge

Education

BS in CS or related field

Job description

Would you like to engage with the Defense and Intelligence Community as an Akamai security evangelist?

Would you like to serve as a trusted advisor?

Come join our Field CTO Team!

The team advises public sector leaders, enabling secure, scalable applications using Akamai's distributed cloud, AI infrastructure, and zero-trust security solutions.

Partner with the best

This position involves engaging with Defense and Intelligence security stakeholders, including DoD, IC, and COCOMs. Responsibilities include representing Security and Defense Edge solutions, collaborating with sales and growth teams, and relaying customer insights to product development.

As a Director Field Technology, you will be responsible for:

• Operating as the primary contact for security and ADE products while supporting Sales efforts across DoD, IC, and COCOM accounts.
• Building a community of DoD and IC customers to provide feedback on product roadmaps and capability priorities, including compliance requirements.
• Leading engagements with journalists and Industry Analysts (Gartner, Forrester) in support of the PR/AR teams, reinforcing credibility in regulated defense environments
• Discussing security industry trends and the Akamai Defense Edge portfolio at defense-focused events such as AFCEA TechNet and AUSA Annual Meeting.
• Educating customer-facing organizations on emerging trends in Zero Trust, Least Permissive Trust, Tactical ICAM, and AI Runtime Defense for mission environments
• Serving as the solutions-architecture 'voice' for holistic Federal/DoD solutions, translating product capability into mission outcomes for COCOMs, DISA, and military CIO/CTO offices
• Supporting capture and proposal teams as a named technical thought leader and SME on high-priority Defense Edge opportunities

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess over 12 of relevant cybersecurity experience with a background in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent.
• Enjoy working cross-functionally with field teams, customers, partners, and C-Suite/senior government stakeholders to drive product strategy
• Be an expert in edge-native security, Zero Trust architecture, and shrinking complex attack surfaces
• Secure distributed workloads by enforcing Zero Trust frameworks, protecting hybrid environments, and addressing emerging threats across diverse operational landscapes.
• Understand AI Runtime Defense: knowledge of the security challenges of live AI models and agentic workflows
• Have experience evangelizing and driving cybersecurity, edge defense, and technical initiatives across the broader public sector community
• Demonstrate knowledge of DoD Cloud Security Requirements Guide IL4/IL5/IL6, FedRAMP High, Intelligence Community Directive 705, and CMMC compliance frameworks.

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.

Benefits at Akamai

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $167,600 - $301,800/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.