Solutions Engineer – Cybersecurity, Cloud

Akamai Technologies

Solutions Engineer at Akamai guiding enterprises in designing their digital presence. Leading technical strategy and bridging engineering with business goals.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDNSJavaScriptPythonRustTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will serve as a trusted advisor, guiding enterprises in designing the backbone of their digital presence.
You will lead the technical strategy, bridging the gap between engineering and strategic business goals.
Leading Technical Strategy, driving the pre-sales process for multi-product solutions, ensuring every recommendation is perfectly aligned with the customer's business objectives.
Being the primary technical authority for our customers, leading high-impact activities including Technical Demos, Customer Analysis Reports (CARs), and complex Proof of Concepts (POCs).
Partnering with Engineering and Product teams, designing innovative solutions that optimize performance, security, and reliability at the intelligent edge.
Sharing your expertise with those around you, fostering a culture of technical excellence and collaborative problem-solving.
Driving the 'Technical Win': Masterfully explain Return of Investment (ROI) and technical value, ensuring Akamai remains the partner of choice against global competitors.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Love to learn new technology, skills, and have a curious mindset.
Have a comprehensive mastery of "how the internet works," including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, TLS, and cloud-based architectures.
Have experience with internet based security technologies.
Have a track record in a customer-facing technical role (Pre-sales/Consulting) where you've managed the full lifecycle of a technical sale.
Have experience whiteboarding a complex architecture and presenting a business case to C-suite executives.
Have experience with scripting and coding (Python, JavaScript, Rust, GO) for building custom integrations with edge technologies and AI-native workflows.
Be fluent in English is required. Given our location in the heart of Amsterdam, fluency in Dutch is a significant asset.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Your health
Your finances
Your family
Your time at work
Your time pursuing other endeavors

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Hard Skills & Tools

TCP/IPDNSHTTPTLScloud-based architecturesPythonJavaScriptRustGOinternet-based security technologies

Soft Skills

curious mindsetcustomer-facingcollaborative problem-solvingtechnical excellencepresentation skillsleadershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationadvisory skillsrelationship management