Security Architect II

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 125,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect II for a Cambridge, MA role with telecommuting allowed from anywhere in the United States.

You will translate compliance requirements into practical security frameworks and work with internal teams to ensure Akamai's web‑scale systems meet security obligations. You will partner with sales, PMs, tech support and engineering to own integration security and mitigate risks during go‑live, while helping customers achieve strong security

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in relevant fields.
• Experience with network traffic monitoring and analysis, DDoS detection and mitigation, TCP/IP protocols, ACLs, incident monitoring and log analysis.
• Ability to translate compliance guidelines into technical requirements and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Turn compliance guidelines into business requirements, technical specifications and frameworks for internal teams and assessors.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to understand Akamai web‑scale systems and guide security obligations.
• Own technical aspects of integration and go‑live steps, identifying and mitigating risks.
• Support customers in achieving security objectives and fine‑tune controls for optimal protection.

Skills

Network traffic monitoring

DDoS detection

TCP/IP protocols

Security incident monitoring

Threat detection

Log analysis

Education

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

Tools

SIEM

IDS/IPS

ACL configuration

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.

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:

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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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affir All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.