Solutions Architect II

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 prestigious Professional Services team

Our Team provides managed services and proactive and reactive support to our global customers. We utilize tools, processes, and knowledge to integrate and maintain our clients' Akamai security, media, and performance solutions.

Partner with our carrier customers

You'll be involved with projects end-to-end, from design through implementation, testing and sign-off. As the technical expert, you will lead the way in delivering the best solution to our customers. Collaborating with a cross-functional team, in a fast-moving environment, across our cutting-edge technologies you'll never stop learning.

As a Solutions Architect II , you will be responsible for:

• Owning all technical aspects of delivery (e.g. Architecture, design, test, go-live) of Carrier Licensed Products
• Being a proactive technical consultant for our customers, delivering value with every engagement
• Innovating and continually improving our internal methodologies and processes
• 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 a High school / Bachelor Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or relevant engineering/science fields or relevant work experience.
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate highly technical information in a concise manner
• Have experience with DNS Servers and technology and the following internet/networking protocols: HTTP, TCP, UDP, SNMP and RADIUS.
• Have 5 years of experience with CentOS and/or Red Hat Linux and associated Linux tools,
• Have understanding of SSL certificates and pki infra.
• Have understanding of Databases and messages queues (e.g. kafka, vertica, postgres, influx.)
• Have experience in one or more of, Scripting Languages (Bash and/or Python), Network Routing/Switching and API.
• Have knowledge of Ansible for infrastructure automation and orchestration

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!
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