Akamai Technologies

Architect

Akamai Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: MassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $126,100 - $261,900 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Enhance the security of Akamai's products by working closely with development teams to integrate security into the design and development of Akamai systems.
  • Collaborate with industry-leading security experts on a global team.
  • Perform security-focused design reviews of applications, systems, and networks.
  • Partner with development and infrastructure teams across the organization to assist with remediation of identified issues.
  • Work collaboratively with development teams on secure design and development choices.
  • Provide guidance and answer questions about security practices.
  • Contribute to documentation on security best practices, standards, and requirements.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert during incidents and remediation projects.
  • Identify the appropriate tools and processes to ensure that products meet security and compliance requirements.

Requirements

  • Experience in security architecture in a large, global environment (identifying architectural security weaknesses at the application, OS, and network level)
  • Experience with US government-related security and compliance requirements, guidelines, and tools such as FedRAMP, FIPS, NIST, STIG, and others.
  • Current with the latest security technologies, attack techniques, and vulnerabilities.
  • Know how to remediate common vulnerabilities and propose custom solutions based on application architecture and implementation.
  • Demonstrate breadth of security knowledge across specialties such as cloud security, network security, cryptography, etc.
  • Experience with threat modeling or hazard-analysis frameworks such as STAMP, STRIDE, etc.
Benefits
  • Healthcare
  • 401K savings plan
  • Company holidays
  • Vacation (in the form of PTO)
  • Sick time
  • Family friendly benefits including parental leave
  • Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
  • Eligibility requirements apply

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
security architectureremediation of vulnerabilitiesthreat modelinghazard-analysis frameworkscloud securitynetwork securitycryptographysecurity best practicessecurity design reviewssecurity compliance
Soft skills
collaborationguidancecommunicationproblem-solvingsubject matter expertise