Senior Security Architect - Compliance & Cloud Controls

Akamai; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

PTO

ESPP

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Security Architect Senior Lead to help shape the security compliance posture across our distributed network and products. You will evaluate cloud, network, and application designs against stringent security standards and translate requirements into technical guardrails.

You will lead control assessments, support audits, and collaborate with engineering and InfoSec to define remediation. The role focuses on scalable security through automation and AI, ensuring Akamai and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of relevant security experience.
• Experience assessing security in cloud, network, and applications.
• Expertise with PCI DSS, control assessments and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Assess designs against security and compliance requirements.
• Translate requirements into technical specs, guardrails, and blueprints.
• Support compliance programs, control assessments, and audits.
• Collaborate with engineering and InfoSec to investigate risks and remediation.
• Improve adoption of security controls via AI and automation.

Skills

Security architecture

Control frameworks

PCI DSS

Audits

Cloud security

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai is seeking a Security Architect Senior Lead to help shape the security compliance posture across our distributed network and products. You will evaluate cloud, network, and application designs against stringent security standards and translate requirements into technical guardrails.

You will lead control assessments, support audits, and collaborate with engineering and InfoSec to define remediation. The role focuses on scalable security through automation and AI, ensuring Akamai and