Solutions Architect II

Do you enjoy creating innovative and strategic solutions to solve complex problems?

Would the opportunity to provide technical consulting services to our customers excite you?

Join our prestigious Professional Services team

Our Team provides managed services and proactive and reactive support to our global customers. We utilize tools, processes, and knowledge to integrate and maintain our clients' Akamai security, media, and performance solutions.

Partner with our carrier customers

You'll be involved with projects end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing and sign-off. As the technical expert, you will lead the way in delivering the best solution to our customers. Collaborating with a cross-functional team, in a fast-moving environment, across our cutting-edge technologies you'll never stop learning.

As a Solutions Architect II, you will be responsible for:

• Owning all technical aspects of delivery (e.g. Architecture, design, test, go-live) of Carrier Licensed Products
• Being a proactive technical consultant for our customers, delivering value with every engagement
• Innovating and continually improving our internal methodologies and processes
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues that arise during customer implementations

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a High school / Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant engineering/science fields or relevant work experience
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate highly technical information in a concise manner
• Have experience with DNS Servers and technology and the following internet/networking protocols: HTTP, TCP, UDP, SNMP and RADIUS
• Have 5 years of experience with CentOS and/or Red Hat Linux and associated Linux tools
• Have understanding of SSL certificates and PKI infra
• Have understanding of Databases and messages queues (e.g. Kafka, Vertica, Postgres, influx)
• Have experience in one or more of, Scripting Languages (Bash and/or Python), Network Routing/Switching and API
• Have knowledge of Ansible for infrastructure automation and orchestration

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.