Public Sector Enterprise Architect: Cloud, Security & Edge

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive technical success in the public sector. You will lead and evangelize comprehensive solutions that leverage Akamai's portfolio, while coordinating with business development, customers, and internal teams.

In this role, you will lead proposals, represent Akamai publicly at events, and build trusted government relationships to meet federal and defense missions with innovative cloud security and edge computing solutions.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in technical architecture.
• Extensive public sector experience, including federal and defense missions.
• Proven ability to write technical proposals, white papers, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Strong technical presentation skills at industry events and webinars.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with government customers and technology partners.
• Navigate ambiguity, take ownership of challenges, and drive outcomes.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and innovate to deliver solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to technical sections of proposals and white papers for public sector RFPs and RFIs.
• Serve as a public-facing technical expert for Akamai at industry events, conferences, and webinars.
• Engage with public sector customers, understanding their mission-critical needs.
• Work closely with product management, engineering, and sales teams.
• Represent Akamai as a thought leader on cloud security, edge computing, and web application protection.
• Lead technical solution development, stitching together Akamai's portfolio to meet the unique requirements of public sector missions.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Public Sector Experience

Proposal Writing

Technical Presentation

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to drive technical success in the public sector. You will lead and evangelize comprehensive solutions that leverage Akamai's portfolio, while coordinating with business development, customers, and internal teams.

In this role, you will lead proposals, represent Akamai publicly at events, and build trusted government relationships to meet federal and defense missions with innovative cloud security and edge computing solutions.