Solutions Architect II

Are you excited by the prospect of working with innovative security products?

Do solving some of the Internet's most difficult security challenges interest you?

Join our cutting-edge Application & API Security Product team!

We work with customers to understand their needs in API Security, implementing solutions for maximum impact. Customers rely on our platform for their infrastructure, and implementations start with an open-ended scope like How many APIs do we even have? You'll apply your problem-solving ability, creativity, and skills to help map APIs, assess exposure, and mitigate those, driving impact for customers.

Partner with the best

You'll solve technical and business problems, assess alternatives, costs and consequences, and present to stakeholders. You'll learn new technologies and cloud stacks, and even develop integration tools yourself. You'll make many decisions independently, within a team that supports and challenges you as you develop.

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

• Developing architecture diagrams and integration checklists
• Integrating the platform with both inbound customer data sources and outbound workflow integrations
• Providing enablement and knowledge transfer to customer personnel
• Tracking progress and regularly communicate to internal and external stakeholders
• Stepping through anomalies/failures and provide expert guidance to resolution

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a High school / Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, another related field or its equivalent.
• Have 7 years of experience in a technical/engineering role at a large enterprises
• Have prior experience as a Solutions Architect, Solutions Engineer, or similar customer-facing facing technical role
• Have experience with troubleshooting/debugging networks and software
• Have 4+ years experience with AWS, Azure, GCP, as well as Kubernetes, Docker and NGINX
• Have a clear understanding of web-based and network protocols (TCP/IP stack, HTTP, REST, gRPC, GraphQL, etc.)
• Have prior experience with API development, cloud-based technologies and infrastructure, container technologies, API Gateways and WAF

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!