Senior Technical Solutions Architect (California)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Holidays

PTO

Sick time

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Architect to partner with customers from discovery through deployment and ongoing adoption of cloud/edge solutions.

You will collaborate with sales, product, services, and partners to drive innovation and customer success across multi-cloud environments. The role requires 8+ years in pre-sales or solutions architecture, hands-on experience with Kubernetes, cloud networking, databases, and IaC/CI/CD tooling, plus certifications

Qualifications

• 8+ years in technical pre-sales, solutions architecture, or related engineering roles.
• Experience in architecting IaaS solutions for customers.
• Certifications from AWS/GCP/Azure/Oracle and/or CNCF.
• Hands-on skills across Kubernetes, cloud networking, databases, storage, AI, and IaC/CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-sales support and own the technical sales opportunity from discovery to deployment and adoption.
• Collaborate with sales, product, services, marketing and partners.
• Lead innovation, identify trends, and influence the global product roadmap.
• Build technical expertise and thought leadership for Akamai Cloud/Linode initiatives.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud networking

Database

Storage

AI

IaC/CI/CD tooling

Gaming

Media-streaming tech stacks

Open source tools

Apache Web Server

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Redis

Nginx

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Oracle

CNCF

Job description

Are you passionate about designing cutting-edge cloud solutions?

Do you enjoy working with a diverse, global team of technical experts?

Join our Global Technical Solutions Architecture team!

Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. The team's mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next generation edge native applications.

Shape the future of the Internet

As a Senior TSA, you'll be at the forefront of Akamai's cloud and edge computing initiatives. You will work directly with customers to architect and implement transformative solutions. You'll collaborate with sales teams, product managers, and partners to drive innovation and customer success.

As a Senior Technical Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Providing pre-sales support, manage and own the technical sales opportunity from discovery through to validation, deployment, and continuous adoption.
• Collaborating closely with sales, product teams, professional services, marketing, and partners.
• Leading innovation in solutions and products, identify and promote trends, and influence the global product roadmap.
• Building technical expertise and through-leadership in Akamai Cloud/Linode to support Akamai's overall business growth.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8yrs experience in technical pre-sales, solutions architecture, or related engineering roles and a Bachelors degree or it's equivalent.
• Possess extensive professional customer-facing experience in technical roles with cloud-related organizations.
• Demonstrate successful experience in architecting IaaS solutions for customers. Hold professional certifications from ASW/GCP/Azure/Oracle and/or CNCF.
• Demonstrate hands-on expertise in 3 or more domains across Kubernetes, cloud networking, database, storage, AI, IaC/CI/CD tooling, gaming, or media-streaming tech stacks.
• Have experience and hands-on skills in open-source software like Apache Web Server, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx, Terraform.
• Communicate complex technical content effectively through writing, speaking, and presenting to diverse technical and business audiences.
• Be proficient in modern development practices, APIs, databases, observability tools, and automation.

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)

• 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;

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.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $119,600 - $215,400/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

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an **Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer** that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.