Senior Enterprise Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect focused on AI to advise and lead technical design for key decision-makers across customers. You will guide business strategies and maximize Akamai's products, emphasizing AI and emerging technologies.

You will share expertise across Akamai, supporting teams with AI insights and solutions. You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and ongoing performance of AI

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field.
• Proficiency with scripting languages and development to help automation on platforms.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ability to act as a technical consultant to customers and build strategic relationships.
• Ability to analyze data and provide actionable solutions and thought leadership.
• Excellent communication skills for diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify customer AI and enterprise workload opportunities with sales teams.
• Design and implement Akamai Edge, Compute, and Security solutions, APIs and architectures for AI workloads.
• Guide customers in selecting AI frameworks, tools and technologies.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, developers, and stakeholders for AI solutions' success and performance.
• Lead innovation by advocating emerging trends and shaping product roadmaps with PM and R&D teams.
• Provide technical thought leadership to educate peers on best practices and trends.
• Establish technical thought leadership in AI and cloud/edge computing to support Akamai's growth.

Skills

AI expertise

Cloud/edge computing

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AI frameworks

Edge compute platforms

APIs

Job description

Job Description

Would leading technical thought leadership to stakeholders excite you?

Do you love creatively solving problems for customers?

Partner with the best

Our Advanced Solutions team partners with customers to solve complex challenges as they design, implement, and operate secure cloud-native applications. We provide advisory services around best practices in the areas of performance, scale and security when leveraging the Akamai Connected Cloud.

Become a technical influencer

As a Senior Enterprise Architect focused on AI, you will advise and lead technical design for key decision-makers. You will guide customers' business strategies and help them maximize Akamai's products, emphasizing AI and emerging technologies. You will share your expertise across Akamai, supporting teams with insights on AI and related advancements.

Responsibilities

• Identifying customer AI and enterprise workload opportunities with sales teams, ensuring success through Akamai cloud, delivery, and security adoption.
• Facilitating the design and implementation of Akamai Edge, Compute, and Security solutions, APIs, and architectures for advanced AI workloads.
• Guiding customers in choosing the most suitable AI frameworks, tools and technologies for their needs.
• Collaborating with data scientists, engineers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and ongoing performance of AI solutions.
• Leading innovation by advocating emerging trends, shaping product roadmaps and partnering with Product Management and R&D teams to develop future product direction and strategy.
• Providing technical thought leadership and guidance to educate peers on best practices and current technology trends.
• Establishing technical thought leadership in AI and cloud/edge computing to support Akamai's business growth strategies.
• Partnering with Product Management and Research & Development teams to develop future product direction and strategy.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, another related field or its equivalent.
• Be proficient with scripting languages and development to help create automation on our platforms.
• Possess the ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Have the ability to be a technical consultant to our customers and build effective and strategic relationships.
• Be able to analyze data, provide actionable solutions and thought leadership to internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to present to various stakeholders.

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.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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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 $139,300 - $250,700/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.