Solutions Architect - Remote

Do you enjoy creating innovative and strategic solutions to solve complex problems?

Would the opportunity to provide technical consulting services to our customers excite you?

Join our Professional Services team

We support some of the world's major organizations in successfully integrating their websites on our platform. As an integrated team, we deliver services to architect optimum solutions for customer's unique requirements.

Partner with our enterprise customers

As a Solutions Architect, you will turn guidelines into frameworks for use by internal and external teams. Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders, you'll learn how Akamai's web-scale systems work. You will also guide the company to efficiently meet our security obligations.

As a Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Owning all technical aspects of delivery (e.g. design, test, go-live) of media, web and security solutions
• Being a proactive technical consultant for our customers, delivering value with every engagement
• Acting as a trusted technical advisor to our strategic customers
• Partnering with cross-functional teams to resolve issues that arise during customer implementations.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have good relevant experience and a Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent
• Understand how the internet (IP, DNS and routing, HTTP, TCP or web architecture) works
• Have a fundamental understanding of Linux/Unix systems alongside scripting languages such as Python, PERL and JavaScript
• Demonstrate experience in a technical customer-facing role and a desire to deliver consulting services
• Have experience with distributed delivery networks and solving complex technical challenges
• Display communication and presentation skills that allow you to articulate highly technical information in a concise manner
• Have hands-on experience with DevOps related technologies and tools would be advantageous

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

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

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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