Senior Solution Engineer API Security - Remote Would you like to empower organizations to protect their API Ecosystems?
Would you like to be a trusted advisor for cutting-edge API discovery, threat mitigation, and posture management?
Join our Enterprise Security Solution Engineering Group!
This role bridges technology and business, combining deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to create real-world value for our clients.
Partner with the best You will engage with enterprise customers, shaping their API security strategies and act as a subject matter expert for both customers and internal teams, ensuring the highest level of understanding and excellence in API security.
As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will be responsible for: Owning the technical sales lifecycle, including discovery, solution design, and delivery of compelling product demonstrations. Translating complex technical concepts into practical/impactful use cases for diverse audiences from technical engineers to C-level executives. Serving as the go-to expert on API security for customers, internal teams, and partners. Educating sales teams and other stakeholders on API security trends, threats, and best practices. Acting as the technical point of contact for customers during their pre-sales journey, ensuring success and satisfaction. Gathering customer requirements and working closely with product and engineering teams to align solutions to customer needs. Presenting Akamai's API security vision and best practices at industry conferences, webinars, and customer workshops. Partnering with sales, product management, and engineering teams to drive alignment and continuously improve the customer experience. To be successful in this role you will: Have excellent knowledge of APIs, API gateways, web application firewalls (WAF), and API security practices. Have proven experience in a technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or related role in cybersecurity or API-related fields. Display proficiency in internet technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, and RESTful APIs. Display familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectures. Have experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications. Demonstrate fluency in Spanish and English. Possess exceptional presentation skills and ability to explain complex concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical 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.
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.
Working for you At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things.
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