Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc. • Denver, CO • 2h ago

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. We are looking for a Security Architect to join our Product Security team. You will have the opportunity to make the Internet a safer place, powered by the scale of Akamai's platform and influence.

Shape Internet Security

In this role, you will enhance the security of Akamai's products by working closely with development teams to integrate security into the design and development of Akamai systems. 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.

As an Architect, you will be responsible for:

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

Partnering with development and infrastructure teams across the organization to assist with remediation of identified issues.

Working collaboratively with product development teams on secure design and development choices.

Providing guidance and answering questions about security practices.

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

Identifying the appropriate tools and processes for ensuring that products are meeting security and compliance requirements.

Integrating responsible use of AI into your workflow and ensuring that the company's use both internally and its products, are secured.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

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

Be current with the latest security technologies, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities.

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.

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. (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm\source=akamai&utm\medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits)

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

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.

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