Security Architect: Product & Cloud Security

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect to strengthen product security by collaborating with development teams to weave security into design and development across Akamai systems. The role emphasizes working with AI tools and shaping security strategy across a global, diverse platform.

You will guide secure design decisions, serve as an SME during incidents, and help ensure compliance across products, with the chance to influence security practices on a worldwide scale.

Qualifications

• Experience in security architecture in a large, global environment.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest security technologies, attack techniques and vulnerabilities.
• Remediate vulnerabilities and propose custom solutions based on architecture.
• Breadth of security knowledge across cloud, network and cryptography specialties.
• Experience with threat modeling or hazard-analysis frameworks (STAMP, STRIDE).
• Ability to communicate complex security terms to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Perform security-focused design reviews of applications, systems and networks across products (security, CDN, cloud).
• Partner with development and infrastructure teams to remediate identified issues.
• Work with product development teams on secure design and development choices.
• Provide guidance on security practices and act as SME during incidents and remediation projects.
• Identify tools and processes to ensure products meet security and compliance requirements.
• Integrate responsible use of AI into workflows and ensure security of AI use.

Skills

Security architecture

Threat modeling

Cloud security

Network security

Cryptography

Incident response

Communication

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect to strengthen product security by collaborating with development teams to weave security into design and development across Akamai systems. The role emphasizes working with AI tools and shaping security strategy across a global, diverse platform.

You will guide secure design decisions, serve as an SME during incidents, and help ensure compliance across products, with the chance to influence security practices on a worldwide scale.