Senior Security Architect, Compliance & Trust (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lead Security Architect to evaluate security across cloud, network, infrastructure, and applications. You will translate security requirements into practical technical specifications and engineering guardrails, guiding control design and remediation with cross-functional teams.

Join a team that supports compliance programs, audits, and risk management, leveraging AI and automation to improve controls and security posture for Akamai and its customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience assessing security in cloud, internet tech, infrastructure, apps, and data governance.
• Expertise in PCI DSS requirements, control assessment, and audit support.
• Proven ability designing security architectures and control frameworks for distributed systems.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Security architecture

Compliance assessment

Cloud security

Audit support

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lead Security Architect to evaluate security across cloud, network, infrastructure, and applications. You will translate security requirements into practical technical specifications and engineering guardrails, guiding control design and remediation with cross-functional teams.

Join a team that supports compliance programs, audits, and risk management, leveraging AI and automation to improve controls and security posture for Akamai and its customers.