Enterprise Architect - Remote

Do you enjoy designing and building public cloud solutions for customers?

Do you enjoy working with a diverse multi-national team of engineering talents?

Join our Global Services Cloud Solutions team

Akamai is working to simplify the way people work in the cloud. The team's mission is to accelerate innovation by making computing simple, scalable, accessible, and affordable for all. We provide the infrastructure and services that enable developers to build next generation applications.

Partner with the best

You will be supporting customer success teams in defining Cloud/Linode solutions as a technology specialist. You'll guide customers through strategic and technical Cloud transformation, with primary focus on implementation. Driving for valuable customer workload/application outcomes with Akamai Cloud Compute products and services.

As an Enterprise Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Collaborating with account teams to drive cloud opportunities, ensuring success through Linode adoption and client engagement.
• Analyzing and decomposing application components, leveraging modern cloud technologies to build scalable and efficient solutions.
• Leading innovation, advocating emerging trends, and shaping product roadmaps with global product managers.
• Facilitating the design and implementation of Akamai Compute Solutions, APIs, and architectures to address enterprise challenges.
• Establishing technical thought leadership in cloud computing and Linode services to promote Akamai's business growth strategies.
• Partnering across Akamai teams to develop solutions for enterprise workloads using cloud compute, security, and delivery stacks.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Possess a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field, and have equivalent practical experience.
• Have 6-10 years working with large-scale cloud-based systems, including architecture, implementation, and strategy.
• Be skilled in analyzing IT investments and services to align with business objectives and strategies.
• Demonstrate experience in technical roles within public cloud or cloud software companies.
• Be proficient in architecting complex IaaS solutions with professional certifications from AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Demonstrate expertise in cloud domains: IaaS, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and open-source tools like Kafka, Redis, ELK.
• Be adept at working with channel partners, systems integrators, third-party developers, and internal teams at large enterprises.
• Have excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, capable of explaining technical content to diverse 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.

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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!