Senior Enterprise Architect — AI & Cloud Edge Leader

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Salem (OR); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead technical design for key decision-makers, guide business strategy, and maximize Akamai products with a focus on AI and emerging tech. You will influence Edge Compute, AI, and related advancements across teams.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and sales to translate requirements into scalable architectures, educate peers on best practices, and help shape future product direction.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating the design and implementation of Akamai Edge, Compute, and Security solutions, APIs, and architectures for advanced workloads.
• Collaborating with data scientists, engineers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure successful implementation and ongoing performance of 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.
• Identifying customer AI and enterprise workload opportunities with sales teams, ensuring success through Akamai cloud, delivery, and security adoption.
• Guiding customers in choosing the most suitable AI frameworks, tools and technologies for their needs.
• 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.

Skills

Scripting languages

Requirements analysis

Technical consulting

Data analysis

Communication skills

Stakeholder presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field

Tools

Edge Compute

AI frameworks

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Enterprise Architect to lead technical design for key decision-makers, guide business strategy, and maximize Akamai products with a focus on AI and emerging tech. You will influence Edge Compute, AI, and related advancements across teams.

You will collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and sales to translate requirements into scalable architectures, educate peers on best practices, and help shape future product direction.