Security Consultant II
Akamai · Posted Sep 28
Cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network services
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About the role
Akamai's Security Professional Services team provides managed services and proactive and reactive support to global customers, using tools, process and knowledge to integrate and maintain Akamai security solutions. Akamai's distributed platform spans Cloud and Edge, security, content delivery and AI. In this role, the consultant is the primary security services contact, ensuring successful integration and consultancy across the whole customer life cycle while implementing solutions that help customers leverage Akamai products.
What you will do
- Ensuring customer success by understanding requirements and helping them build a long-term strategy based on best practices
- Partnering cross-functionally to review and ensure integration efficiency, deliver high quality service and ensure customer engagement
- Solving technical problems, demonstrating Akamai's value, and communicating clearly and effectively to both technical and business audiences
- Participating in training and internal projects, contributing to best practices, maximizing efficiency, and improving service quality
- Managing scope, timelines, and budget of integrations to reduce risk and ensure customer success
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams including Support, Engineering, Products, Presales and Sales to resolve technical & business issues
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Have 6 years' experience in security technologies and a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering.
- Bring experience in network or application security engineering and a keen interest in advancing security expertise.
- Have experience with Internet routing protocols (ie. BGP/ISIS/OSPF/MPLS), configuring and troubleshooting Cisco and Juniper routers.
- Have knowledge of common OWASP top 10 and how they relate to internet services compromise or attacks.
- Have a natural ability to engage, influence and build trusted relationships with customers.
- Be well versed in internet technologies like IP networks, DNS and routing, HTTP, TCP or web architecture.
- Show experience of managing and delivering large technical customer projects successfully and influencing stakeholders across the teams.
- Demonstrate a passion for excellence through sound judgement, solid decision making and contingency planning.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Akamai
Akamai is a global cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network company that powers and protects digital experiences online. Its distributed edge platform optimizes web and application performance while providing robust enterprise security solutions. The company serves major global enterprises across various industries, enabling scalable cloud infrastructure and advanced threat mitigation.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 11000+ employees
- Founded
- 1998
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $61.5M raised
- 2023-08-16Post Ipo Debt
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer & GM, Cloud Technology Group
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