Enterprise Architect

Akamai Technologies

Enterprise Architect designing, integrating, and optimizing security solutions for enterprises. Working across cloud, Kubernetes, and API infrastructures while engaging with global teams.

Posted 5/18/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $119,600 - $215,400 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDNSDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinuxTCP/IP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

designing and implement scalable Application and API Security architectures across enterprise environments
partnering with customer engineering, DevOps, cloud, networking, and security teams to deploy and operationalize Akamai solutions
troubleshooting complex issues involving: Kubernetes, Cloud infrastructure, Networking, API gateways, Authentication flows, Hybrid architectures, Distributed applications
integrating Akamai API Security solutions with: Kubernetes platforms, API gateways, WAF/WAAP solutions, CDN architectures, SIEM and observability platforms, CI/CD pipelines
analyzing API traffic and application behavior to identify: Misconfigurations, Authentication gaps, Performance bottlenecks
developing enterprise architecture diagrams, integration patterns, deployment plans, and operational runbooks
leading customer workshops, technical enablement sessions, and architectural reviews

Requirements

What you’ll need

possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
7+ years of technical engineering/architecture function in enterprise environments
2+ years of experience in customer-facing technical roles such as: Enterprise/Solutions Architect, Solutions/Platform/Site Reliability/Cloud Dev Sec Ops Engineering
hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Linux systems and one or more major cloud platforms such as: AWS, Azure, GCP
understanding of networking fundamentals including: TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, Load balancing, Reverse proxies, Routing
experience troubleshooting distributed cloud-native applications and debugging skills across infrastructure, networking, and application layers
understand modern API technologies including: RESTful API's, OAuth/JWT, API authentication and authorization
experience with API gateways, Ingress controllers, Reverse proxies, WAF/WAAP technologies
excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

KubernetesDockerHelmLinuxAWSAzureGCPAPI SecurityAPI gatewaysWAF/WAAP

Soft Skills

communicationtechnical enablementcustomer workshopsarchitectural reviews

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer ScienceBachelor's degree in Engineering