Senior Security Compliance Architect for DoD & Cloud

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 238,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Healthcare benefits

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Compliance Specialist Principal Lead to architect and drive enterprise-wide security compliance initiatives across global cloud environments.

You will oversee strategy, design scalable control frameworks, and lead end-to-end audit initiatives with cross-functional teams. We value a track record of translating complex compliance demands into strategic business enablement, and you will interact with senior leadership and external audit bodies to

Qualifications

• 10+ years relevant experience and a BA/BS or Graduate Degree.
• Experience with security compliance programs across DoD, NIST, FedRAMP, ISO/IEC 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 1/2/3, GovRAMP.
• Experience in a Cloud Service Provider environment or with a Third-Party Assessment Organization.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement unified control frameworks for DoD and federal authorization requirements.
• Collaborate with security architects, engineers, and system owners to design, test, and maintain verifiable controls.
• Serve as primary technical interface for 3PAOs, C3PAOs and external audit bodies.
• Manage end-to-end assessment lifecycles, evidence gathering, and remediations.
• Synthesize audit findings into actionable risk models and strategic briefings.
• Drive continuous monitoring and recurring audit workflows for ongoing readiness.

Skills

Security leadership

Audit coordination

Executive liaison

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

BA/BS or Graduate Degree

Tools

Cloud environments

3PAO/C3PAO coordination

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Security Compliance Specialist Principal Lead to architect and drive enterprise-wide security compliance initiatives across global cloud environments.

You will oversee strategy, design scalable control frameworks, and lead end-to-end audit initiatives with cross-functional teams. We value a track record of translating complex compliance demands into strategic business enablement, and you will interact with senior leadership and external audit bodies to