Would you enjoy working with cutting-edge web performance and security systems?
Want to be a technical implementation and consulting expert?
About the Team
The Performance Specialist Team at Akamai connects product capabilities with customer needs. The team delivers proof-of-concept solutions, accelerates onboarding, enables partners, and promotes adoption of security and web products. As the team grows, focus expands to advanced features and emerging product areas.
About
the Role
Seeking a technically curious Associate Solutions Architect to support scalable solutions, POCs, integrations, and queries. Ideal for individuals with early technical experience aiming to expand expertise in cloud, security, and web performance.
As an Associate Solutions Architect Associate, you will be responsible for:
- Assisting with conducting standard Proof-of-Concepts (POCs) for Akamai's performance and security solutions.
- Supporting partner enablement through the Advance Partner Program, assisting with integrations and onboarding activities.
- Creating and delivering Value Confirmation Reports while troubleshooting technical issues and addressing customer queries.
- Collaborating with Pre-sales, Sales, and Product Managers to refine solutions and offer usability feedback.
- Contributing to internal documentation and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Shadowing senior team members on advanced engagements (e.g., Botman, Content Protector, NS53 solutions, API Security).
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
- Gain 612 months experience in technical support, QA, or implementation role, including internships.
- Be thorough with internet fundamentals, DNS and routing, communication protocols such as HTTP or TCP
- Utilize debugging tools including curl, browser development tools, and Postman effectively.
- Demonstrate exceptional verbal and written communication abilities
- Demonstrate willingness to learn technologies and adopt proactive approaches to problem-solving.
- Gain experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or CDN services; understand WAF, bot management, and application security.
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
Learn more
Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.
