Security Architect II — Remote (US)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the role of Security Architect II in Cambridge, MA.

The position involves translating compliance needs into concrete technical specifications and frameworks used by internal teams and assessors, while guiding Akamai's web-scale security strategy. Responsibilities include collaborating with sales, PMs, engineering, and support to ensure secure implementation, owning integration aspects, and mitigating risks to enable successful go-live.

Qualifications

• 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: network traffic monitoring and analysis; DDoS detection and mitigation support; TCP/IP protocol suite; ACLs configuration; security incident monitoring and escalation; log analysis and alert triage; threat detection and analysis; network security fundamentals; incident documentation and reporting.

Responsibilities

• 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 meet security obligations efficiently.
• Helping customers achieve security objectives and fine-tune controls for optimal protection levels.
• Partnering with internal stakeholders such as sales reps, project managers, technical support and engineering.
• Owning technical aspects of integration and supporting steps to go live, identifying and mitigating risks.

Skills

Security architecture

Education

Master's degree in CS/Cybersecurity

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the role of Security Architect II in Cambridge, MA.

The position involves translating compliance needs into concrete technical specifications and frameworks used by internal teams and assessors, while guiding Akamai's web-scale security strategy. Responsibilities include collaborating with sales, PMs, engineering, and support to ensure secure implementation, owning integration aspects, and mitigating risks to enable successful go-live.