Security Architect II

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect II to translate compliance guidelines into business requirements, technical specifications, and security frameworks.

The role spans cross-functional collaboration, ensuring Akamai's web-scale systems meet security obligations and enabling go-live with sound risk mitigation. The ideal candidate will own integration aspects, guide customers toward robust security postures, and partner with sales, PM, support and engineering to deliver

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in CS, software engineering, cybersecurity, information security, electrical/electronics/IT.
• Completion of university-level coursework or projects in network monitoring, DDoS detection, TCP/IP, ACLs, security incident analysis.
• Experience turning compliance guidelines into actionable security requirements.

Responsibilities

• Translate compliance guidelines into business requirements, technical specs and frameworks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to meet security obligations for Akamai platforms.
• Own technical aspects of integration and go-live support, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Help customers achieve security objectives and fine-tune controls for optimal protection.

Skills

Network traffic monitoring

DDoS detection

Threat detection

Log analysis

Incident escalation

Education

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT

Tools

ACL configuration

TCP/IP protocol knowledge

Job description

Job Title: Security Architect II

Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142

Job Description:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Security Architect II Turning compliance guidelines into business requirements, technical specifications, and frameworks for use by internal teams and external assessors. Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to understand Akamai web-scale systems and guiding company to efficiently meet security obligations. Helping customers achieve their security objectives and fine-tune controls to help ensure optimal protection levels are achieved. Partnering with internal stakeholders such as sales reps, project managers, technical support and engineering. Taking ownership for technical aspects of integration and supporting steps to go live, identifying and mitigating risks. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States. AG1030

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Required Qualification:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication Networks, Information Systems, or IT.

Completion of a university level course, internship, thesis, or research project involving the following: Network traffic monitoring and analysis; DDoS detection and mitigation support; TCP/IP protocol suite (TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, NTP, IPsec); Access Control Lists (ACLs) configuration; Security incident monitoring and escalation; Log analysis and alert triage; Threat detection and analysis; Network security fundamentals; Incident documentation and reporting.

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: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

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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 $125,070 - $181,300 /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.

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