Security Architect II — Remote & Compliance

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for a Security Architect II in Cambridge, MA (remote work allowed from anywhere in the United States).

You will translate compliance guidelines into business requirements and technical specs, guiding internal teams and external assessors to meet security obligations across Akamai's web-scale platform. Collaborating with sales, project managers, engineering and support, you will own technical integration aspects and help take initiatives to go live while

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in a technical field.
• Experience with network traffic monitoring, threat detection, and incident response.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, ACLs, log analysis, and security fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Translate compliance guidelines into business requirements and technical specs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to understand Akamai web-scale systems.
• Own technical aspects of integration and support steps to go live, identifying risks.
• Partner with sales, PMs, engineering and support to meet security obligations.

Skills

Network security fundamentals

Threat detection & analysis

Log analysis & alert triage

Incident documentation & reporting

DDoS detection & mitigation

TCP/IP protocol knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering or related field

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for a Security Architect II in Cambridge, MA (remote work allowed from anywhere in the United States).

You will translate compliance guidelines into business requirements and technical specs, guiding internal teams and external assessors to meet security obligations across Akamai's web-scale platform. Collaborating with sales, project managers, engineering and support, you will own technical integration aspects and help take initiatives to go live while