Enterprise Architect- Remote

Job Description

Would leading technical thought leadership to stakeholders excite you?

Do you love creatively solving problems for customers?

Partner with the best

As an Enterprise Architect, you are a proven technology leader who provides technical advisory services to key decision makers and design for the technical development of enterprise customers utilizing the Akamai's Intelligent Edge Platform. You will utilize tools, processes, and knowledge to design and optimize Akamai security, media, compute, and delivery performance solutions for Akamai clients. You will build strategic roadmaps with some of the worlds largest and most dynamic companies to meet their business objectives and achieve increased value from their investment in Akamai.

Become a technical influencer

Working within an integrated team, you'll provide technical advisory services and technical development designs to key decision-makers, influencing your customers' business strategies and maximizing the value they receive from our products. You'll be an expert lead on cutting-edge and emerging technologies. You will also show high standards of leadership- provide subject-matter-expertise for new products to the rest of the organization, research, establish, and disseminate industry trends, and actively support other teams within the Akamai Global Services organization through training and one-on-one mentorship.

As an Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Working with customers to define a technical strategy for business-critical web applications, mobile expansion, and network infrastructure
• Analyzing performance and security observability data and other metrics to identify critical issues and opportunities for improvement
• Providing guidance to peers on best practices and latest technology trends, such as Dev-ops and Web performance
• Partnering with Product Management and Research & Development teams to develop future product direction and strategy
• Ensuring smooth running of customer engagements and act as final technical escalation point for internal stakeholders
• Acting as a customer advocate by confidently and proactively raising issues and concerns with customers before they can impact business

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, another related field, or its equivalent
• Have experience working in a customer-facing role focused on delivering technical products or services to diverse audiences of stakeholders
• Understand how the internet and its networks and protocols (IP, DNS and routing, HTTP, TCP, and other web architectures) work
• Be a trusted, independent technical consultant to our customers and build solid and strategic relationships based on the customer's best interests
• Be capable with popular scripting languages and development tools to help create automation on our platforms
• Be able to analyze data, provide actionable solutions and thought leadership through engaging storytelling to both internal & external stakeholders
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to present to various stakeholders, from technical to operational to executive audiences

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.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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!
Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.
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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $120,917 - $193,746/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.