Akamai Technologies

Senior Solutions Engineer – Defense Customer

Akamai Technologies

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: MassachusettsUnited States

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Salary

💰 $119,600 - $215,400 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Guide customers through design, deployment, testing, and operational rollout of secure solutions.
  • Influence product direction through structured customer feedback and technical insight.
  • Advance Defense-focused platform offerings integrating ICAM, Zero Trust, and AWS GovCloud architectures.
  • Lead resolution of complex service-impacting issues using deep troubleshooting, log analysis, and systems-level programming.
  • Implement cloud-native solutions within AWS GovCloud and regulated government cloud environments.
  • Act as technical product owner by gathering feedback, prioritizing features, supporting release planning, and improving customer outcomes.
  • Partner across engineering, operations, and support teams to identify root causes and implement durable improvements.
  • Mentor engineers and contribute to architectural decisions shaping broader platform and reliability standards.

Requirements

  • 8 years of experience in software engineering, customer solutions, consulting, or professional services within regulated environments or its equivalent.
  • Active Secret clearance and maintain or obtain DoD 8140-aligned certification such as Security+ or CISSP.
  • Tenacious experience building trusted customer relationships and guiding technical implementations to successful outcomes.
  • Familiarity with Zero Trust and identity-centric architectures including OAuth2, SAML, OIDC, MFA, and least-privilege models.
  • Experience delivering customer projects in government cloud environments while managing multiple priorities and ambiguity.
  • Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders across organizations.
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 focus on mental and financial wellness
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Hard Skills & Tools
software engineeringcloud-native solutionslog analysissystems-level programmingZero TrustICAMOAuth2SAMLOIDCMFA
Soft Skills
customer relationship buildingtechnical implementation guidancecommunication of technical conceptsmentoringprioritizationcollaborationproblem-solvinginfluencing product directioncustomer feedback integrationsupporting release planning
Certifications
Active Secret clearanceSecurity+CISSP