Security Consultant II

Job summary

The Security Consultant II serves as the primary contact for security services, ensuring seamless integration and support for customers. They collaborate with cross-disciplinary and sales teams to tune solutions and implement innovative security strategies that meet client objectives.

Job details

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge web security systems? Do you relish opportunities to create improvements for our customers? Join our prestigious Government Services team Akamai's Professional Services team collaborates with global organizations, ensuring seamless integration of web applications onto the Intelligent Platform for optimal performance. The Government Services team serves United States and Canadian agencies, including Civilian, Department of Defense, State, Local, and Education sectors. By leveraging advanced web acceleration and security technologies, we work to enhance customer experiences through innovative solutions. Help us secure the internet for our customers As a Security Consultant II, serve as the main contact for security services, ensuring seamless integration and support for customers. Provide expert guidance in a dynamic field, implementing innovative solutions that help customers utilize Akamai's security products effectively to meet objectives. As a Security Consultant, you will be responsible for: * Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams to understand customer use cases and tuning solutions to meet client needs * Partnering with sales teams internally to fully understand customer business needs in order to ensure their success * Participating on internal projects to contribute to best practices, improving our methodology and quality of solution delivery * Participating in training and projects contributing to best practices, maximizing efficiency, and improving methodology and service quality Do what you love To be successful in this role you will: * Have 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's Degree in a related field * Have the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government clearance * Demonstrate experience with internet protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, and TLS/SSL and how CDNs work * Have relevant customer facing experience within a consultative environment * Have achieved or be interested in obtaining cyber security credentials such as Security+, SSCP, GSEC or others * Demonstrate knowledge of project management concepts and techniques * Have knowledge of implementation concepts that deal with web development, IT systems or security practice About us At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone. Our focus is simple: Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance. Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data. Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch. AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform. At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works. 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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). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

What you’ll do

The Security Consultant II serves as the primary contact for security services, ensuring seamless integration and support for customers. They collaborate with cross-disciplinary and sales teams to tune solutions and implement innovative security strategies that meet client objectives.

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Canadian government clearance and demonstrate proficiency in internet protocols and security technologies.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• RRSP
• Paid time off
• Sick time
• Employee assistance program
• Mental wellness support
• Financial wellness support
• Incentive compensation
• Equity awards
• Employee stock purchase plan

Listed skills

• TCP/IP · Preferred
• DNS · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred
• Customer support · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Web security
• TCP/IP
• HTTP
• DNS
• TLS/SSL
• CDN
• Consultative environment
• Project management
• Web development
• IT systems
• Security practice
• Customer support
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration
• Distributed Cloud
• CompTIA Security+
• Cyber Security
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Planning
• Sales
• GIAC Certifications
• GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC)
• Internet Protocols Suite
• Innovation
• Project Management
• Purchasing
• Akamai
• Transport Layer Security (TLS)
• Systems Security Certified Practitioner
• Web Accelerator
• Security Systems
• Solution Delivery

Job areas

• Technology
• Security & Safety
• Consulting
• Government & Public Sector
• Software
• Security Consultant
• Cyber Security Consultant
• Database and Network Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
• Security Management Specialists
• Business Operations Specialists, All Other

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