Enterprise Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Massachusetts.

📋 Description

• Designing and implementing scalable Application and API Security architectures within enterprise environments.

• Collaborating with customer engineering, DevOps, cloud, networking, and security teams to deploy and operationalize Akamai solutions.

• Troubleshooting intricate issues related to Kubernetes, cloud infrastructure, networking, API gateways, authentication flows, hybrid architectures, and distributed applications.

• Integrating Akamai API Security solutions with Kubernetes platforms, API gateways, WAF/WAAP solutions, CDN architectures, SIEM and observability platforms, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Analyzing API traffic and application behavior to identify misconfigurations, authentication gaps, and performance bottlenecks.

• Developing enterprise architecture diagrams, integration patterns, deployment plans, and operational runbooks.

• Leading customer workshops, technical enablement sessions, and architectural reviews.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required.

• Over 7 years of experience in a technical engineering or architecture role within enterprise environments.

• A minimum of 2 years in customer-facing technical positions such as Enterprise/Solutions Architect, Solutions/Platform/Site Reliability/Cloud Dev Sec Ops Engineer.

• Practical experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Linux systems, and one or more major cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.

• A solid understanding of networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/S, load balancing, reverse proxies, and routing.

• Experience in troubleshooting distributed cloud-native applications along with debugging skills across infrastructure, networking, and application layers.

• Familiarity with modern API technologies including RESTful APIs, OAuth/JWT, and API authentication and authorization.

• Knowledge of API gateways, ingress controllers, reverse proxies, and WAF/WAAP technologies.

• Exceptional communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to both technical and executive stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Healthcare coverage.

• 401K savings plan.

• Company holidays.

• Vacation provided in the form of PTO.

• Sick leave.

• Family-friendly benefits, including parental leave.

• Employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness.