Senior Web Performance Solutions Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 120,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Architect to lead technical conversations with customers about web performance solutions.

You will shape go-to-market strategy, serve as a pre-sales subject matter expert, and guide complex proofs of concept to advance opportunities. You will collaborate with engineering and product management to influence product design, roadmaps, and enablement programs.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or another related field.
• Experience in large, complex customer facing environments.
• Experience in technical pre-sales working directly with customers.
• Experience with proxy architectures, malware, endpoint protections, and threat mitigation techniques.
• Demonstrate knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, APIs, CI/CD and cloud computing architecture.
• Experience with DNS, Enterprise architectures, Cloud Security, SAML and OIDC, IdPs, Authentication and Authorization.
• Have great communication skills, including the ability to present technical and business-related subjects to all audiences.

Responsibilities

• Leading strategy and customer conversations in selling web performance products from a technical go-to-market perspective.
• Supporting strategic opportunities and accounts as a Pre-Sales technology specialist and technical escalation point
• Participating and contributing as the subject matter expert in one or more web performance products.
• Assisting Solutions Engineer teams with complex Proof of Concepts and escalated technical discussions to drive opportunities forward.
• Influencing strategy for products focusing on cloud and edge computing, DevOps, website/mobile apps, real-user monitoring, and CDN.
• Working closely with Engineering and Product Management to influence new product design and existing product roadmap.
• Leading Pre-Sales SME enablement groups in your specialized or other assigned domains.
• Leveraging a deep understanding of competitors to provide internal teams with guidance on how to surpass them.

Skills

Technical pre-sales

Web performance

Cloud computing

Edge computing

DevOps

Real-user monitoring

TCP/IP

HTTP/HTTPS

APIs

Cloud security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field

Tools

DNS

SAML

OIDC

IdP integrations

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Technical Solutions Architect to lead technical conversations with customers about web performance solutions.

You will shape go-to-market strategy, serve as a pre-sales subject matter expert, and guide complex proofs of concept to advance opportunities. You will collaborate with engineering and product management to influence product design, roadmaps, and enablement programs.