Job Title: Security Architect II
Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142
Job Description:
Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA
(multiple openings): Security Architect II Turning compliance guidelines into
business requirements, technical specifications, and frameworks for use by
internal teams and external assessors. Collaborating with cross-functional
stakeholders to understand Akamai web-scale systems and guiding company to
efficiently meet security obligations. Helping customers achieve their security
objectives and fine-tune controls to help ensure optimal protection levels are
achieved. Partnering with internal stakeholders such as sales reps, project
managers, technical support and engineering. Taking ownership for technical
aspects of integration and supporting steps to go live, identifying and
mitigating risks. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States.
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Required Qualification:
Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering,
Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Security,
Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecommunication Networks, Information
Systems, or IT.
Completion of a university level course, internship, thesis, or research project
involving the following: Network traffic monitoring and analysis; DDoS detection
and mitigation support; TCP/IP protocol suite (TCP, UDP, DNS, HTTP/S, SSH, NTP,
IPsec); Access Control Lists (ACLs) configuration; Security incident monitoring
and escalation; Log analysis and alert triage; Threat detection and analysis;
Network security fundamentals; Incident documentation and reporting.
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.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based
candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $125,070 -
$181,300 /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 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; Eligibility requirements
apply.