Senior Platform Architect - Remote

Akamai Career Site

90d • $148,200 - $307,800

About The Position

Join our Cloud Technology Group's Platform Security Architecture team! The Platform Security Architecture team shapes the security strategy for Akamai's Cloud Platforms. We work cross-functionally to design scalable solutions that strengthen security across deployment, configuration, and control systems. Our team partners closely with engineering and product groups to identify gaps and define requirements. We focus on enabling secure development while aligning with business and product goals. As a Senior Architect, you will drive innovative security solutions for our platform components and services. Your focus will span key areas such as software and configuration deployments, databases, and control plane systems. You will play a critical role in shaping secure, scalable architecture across these domains.

Requirements

• 10 years of relevant software engineering and design experience and a Bachelor's degree or Master's.
• Programming capabilities in languages such as Perl, Python, Go to help prototype new product ideas and concepts.
• Experience with software and hardware vulnerability management, and tools such as Tenable, Vulcan Cyber, Trivy, SonarQube, etc.
• Familiarity with security concepts such as Zero Trust and secure/confidential computing (e.g., Intel SGX, AMD SEV-SNP, etc.).
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Terraform, Salt, etc.
• Understanding of compliance regimes such as PCI, ISO, SOC2, and FedRamp.
• Knowledge and experience with hypervisors such as KVM and QEMU, and open source technologies and standards such as CNCF and Open Compute Project.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating architectural leadership and technical expertise by owning end-to-end designs, focusing on meeting defined objectives around security, scalability, availability, reliability, and performance.
• Supporting the full product life cycle - ideation, implementation, operation.
• Working across stakeholders - Product Management, Engineering, DevOps, and InfoSec to satisfy their needs/requirements in the design process.
• Socializing and building consensus around architectural decisions to provide stable and secure products.
• Solving complex security problems across both the platform and products.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• 401K savings plan
• Company holidays
• Vacation (in the form of PTO)
• Sick time
• Family friendly benefits including parental leave
• Employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees