Security Architect - Architecture

Are you excited to improve the security of systems that power life online for billions of users?

Are you a security architect who enjoys working with developers to help organizations stay safe?

Join our Information Security Team!

Akamai's Information Security team is responsible for safeguarding Akamai, its customers, and the Internet worldwide. You will have the opportunity to make the Internet a safer place, powered by the scale of Akamai's platform and influence.

AI is changing how we, and our customers, work, and we're excited about it. You'll have room to work with new AI tools, sharpen your skill set, and help drive our strategy.

Performing security-focused design reviews of applications, systems and networks across a wide range of products, including security, CDN and cloud computing.

Serving as a subject matter expert during incidents and remediation projects.

Have experience in security architecture in a large, global environment (identifying architectural security weaknesses at the application, OS, and network level)

Know how to remediate common vulnerabilities and be able to propose custom solutions based on application architecture and implementation.

Demonstrate breadth of security knowledge across specialties such as cloud security, network security, cryptography, etc.

Have experience with threat modeling or hazard-analysis frameworks such as STAMP, STRIDE, etc.

Be able to communicate and collaborate well with a worldwide team, including being able to describe complex security terms to non-technical audiences.

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.

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

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.

we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. 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 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; 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.