Senior II Security Compliance Specialist

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Bismarck (ND); On-site; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Sr II Security Compliance Specialist to lead compliance across cloud infrastructure and delivery services.

You will collaborate with architects, drive audit readiness, and implement scalable control improvements across our global environment. You will translate complex regulatory standards into actionable guidance for engineering teams, evaluate architectures and control designs, and direct cross-functional remediation efforts.

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting major compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or NIST.
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, identity management, network security, and vulnerability management.

Responsibilities

• Leading compliance assessments and readiness activities across cloud computing platforms and delivery services.
• Translating complex regulatory standards into actionable guidance for technical architecture and engineering teams.
• Evaluating technical architectures, control designs, and operational effectiveness against established industry benchmarks.
• Conducting risk assessments and directing cross-functional remediation efforts across technical teams.
• Developing security compliance playbooks, implementation documentation, and automated monitoring workflows.
• Mentoring team members and representing the organization during external certification assessments and audits.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

SOC 2

ISO 27001

PCI DSS

NIST

Cloud infrastructure

Identity management

Network security

Vulnerability management

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional communication

Compliance automation tools

GRC platforms

Audit coordination

External assessment engagements

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

GRC platforms

Compliance automation tools

Job description

Are you eager to drive security compliance across high-scale cloud infrastructure and delivery services?

Do you excel at guiding engineering teams to turn complex regulatory standards into actionable designs?

Join our global Information Security team

At Akamai, we power and protect life online. Our CTG Compliance team protects compute infrastructure and embeds continuous compliance across global platforms.

Shape internet security

As a Sr II Security Compliance Specialist, you will serve as a subject matter expert across cloud infrastructure. You will collaborate with architects, lead audit readiness, and implement scalable control improvements across our environment.

As a Senior II Security Compliance Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Leading compliance assessments and readiness activities across cloud computing platforms and delivery services
• Translating complex regulatory standards into actionable guidance for technical architecture and engineering teams
• Evaluating technical architectures, control designs, and operational effectiveness against established industry benchmarks
• Conducting risk assessments and directing cross-functional remediation efforts across technical teams
• Developing security compliance playbooks, implementation documentation, and automated monitoring workflows
• Mentoring team members and representing the organization during external certification assessments and audits

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Demonstrate experience supporting major compliance frameworks such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or NIST
• Have understanding of cloud infrastructure, identity management, network security, and vulnerability management
• Possess solid analytical, stakeholder management, and cross-functional communication skills
• Be familiar with compliance automation tools, GRC platforms, and cloud service provider environments
• Have experience coordinating multi-organization audit evidence collection and leading external assessment engagements

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. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

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 $112,500 - $202,500/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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

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