[Hiring] Principal Enterprise Architect @Akamai

Role Description

As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you will be instrumental in driving technical success in the public sector. With a focus on designing, evangelizing, and delivering comprehensive solutions that leverage Akamai's full portfolio, you will support business development efforts, build relationships with key partners and customers, and coordinate closely with internal teams.

• Leading and contributing to technical sections of proposals and white papers for public sector RFPs and RFIs.
• Serving as a public-facing technical expert for Akamai at industry events, conferences, and webinars.
• Engaging with public sector customers, understanding their mission-critical needs.
• Working closely with product management, engineering, and sales teams.
• Representing Akamai as a thought leader on topics like cloud security, edge computing, and web application protection.
• Leading technical solution development, stitching together Akamai's portfolio to meet the unique requirements of public sector missions.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience in technical architecture and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Extensive experience working in the public sector, with deep knowledge of federal and defense missions.
• Proven experience in contributing to and writing technical proposals, white papers, and RFP/RFI responses.
• Technical presentation skills with experience speaking at industry events and webinars.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with government customers and technology partners.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership of challenges, and drive outcomes even in complex situations.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and innovate to deliver solutions.

Benefits

• Support for health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work.
• FlexBase program allowing flexible work arrangements.
• Industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family-friendly benefits including parental leave, and an employee assistance program focusing on mental and financial wellness.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US-based candidates only, the base salary for this position ranges from $159,600 - $287,400/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).