Senior Security Architect — Compliance & Cloud Security

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect Senior Lead to drive security compliance across cloud, network, and product designs. You will translate requirements into technical specifications and guardrails while collaborating with engineering and InfoSec.

The role emphasizes strengthening Akamai's security posture through audits, control frameworks, and AI-enabled automation, with governance and risk reduction at the core.

Qualifications

• Experience assessing security in cloud systems, Internet tech, infrastructure, apps and data governance.
• Expertise with PCI DSS requirements, control assessments and audit support.
• Proven ability to design security architectures and control frameworks for distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Assess cloud, network, infrastructure, and application designs against security and compliance requirements.
• Translate requirements into technical specifications, security blueprints, and engineering guardrails.
• Support compliance programs, control assessments, and audits using Akamai's common control framework.
• Work with engineering and InfoSec to investigate security risks and define remediation.
• Improve adoption and monitoring of security controls through AI and automation.

Skills

Cloud security assessment

Security architectures

PCI DSS compliance

Control frameworks

Audits & evidence

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Architect Senior Lead to drive security compliance across cloud, network, and product designs. You will translate requirements into technical specifications and guardrails while collaborating with engineering and InfoSec.

The role emphasizes strengthening Akamai's security posture through audits, control frameworks, and AI-enabled automation, with governance and risk reduction at the core.