Job Description

Job Category: Solutions Architect
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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 leverage tools, processes, and expertise to integrate and maintain Akamai security, media, and performance solutions. We collaborate to solve problems, innovate creative solutions, and continuously improve for customers and team success.
Partner with our enterprise 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, 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
• 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 2 yrs of relevant experience with High School Diploma - Bachelor's Diploma or equivalent
• Have experience with internet technologies and understanding of IP networks, DNS, routing and communication protocols
• Have experience with Cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Demonstrate experience in a technical customer-facing role and a desire to deliver consulting services
• Have experience with Linux/Unix systems
• Have experience in using scripting languages like Python, PERL, and JavaScript to implement APIs in DevOps environments.
• Have experience solving complex technical challenges and implementing an end-to-end solution
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills, able to articulate highly technical information in a concise manner

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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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!