Senior II Security Architect

Would you like to become a part of our Zero Trust Team?

Would you like to be challenged and become a security expert?

Join Our Professional Services Team!

In this role, you will lead strategic network segmentation implementation projects using Akamai Guardicore Segmentation solution. This role blends technical expertise, customer-facing consulting, and program management responsibilities.

Partner with the best

As a Security Architect Senior II you'll work closely with clients and internal teams to delivers aligned with Zero Trust principles.

As a Security Architect Senior II, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the planning, installation, and integration of the Akamai Guardicore Segmentation platform in hybrid and complex environments
• Designing and enforcing network segmentation strategies across data centers, cloud, and OT environments, aligned to Zero Trust principles.
• Managing customer engagements throughout the delivery lifecycle: architecture design, policy planning, deployment, configuration, documentation, and executive alignment.
• Delivering advanced consulting services such as customizations, training, and configuration optimization.
• Providing high-level architectural guidance, design validation and escalation support to partners, ensuring partner ownership of day-to-day operations is maintained
• Partnering with Customer Success, Engineering, and Support to resolve complex challenges and ensure long-term customer value.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have fluent written and spoken Spanish and English
• Have 8+ years experience in Professional Services, consulting, or Security Architecture roles.
• Have deep knowledge in Networking (TCP/IP, Layer 37), Firewalls, and Operating Systems (Linux/Windows).
• Have hands-on experience deploying, configuring, and troubleshooting enterprise-grade security or network software.
• Have proficiency in scripting (e.g., Python, Bash) and familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• Have familiarity with Kubernetes networking (CNI, pod-level enforcement, service mesh).

Active industry security certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, or Zero Trust Architect credentials.

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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