**Are you excited by the prospect of detecting and mitigating the latest cyber attacks?** **Would you enjoy protecting the world's leading brands in a fast-paced environment?** **Work with industry leading technology** Our Team strives to be the most trusted support services partner and to keep our customers online businesses up and running. We utilize tools, process and knowledge to diagnose and resolve product, platform, and customer issues. Our team delivers managed services for both media and security to proactively maintain quality and protect our customers' online presence. **Respond to cyber attacks in real time** As an Associate Security Architect in the SOCC, you'll engage in critical network and attack-related events for our customers. As frontline defence you will own our central alerting system, detecting and mitigating the impact of attacks. In this fast-paced environment, your exceptional support to customers impacts the future of them and Akamai. As a Security Architect II, you will be responsible for: + Engaging in mitigation techniques to prevent different attack vectors on layers 3,4,7 + Performing real time advanced packet analysis to identify attacks and threats to our customers + Managing and documenting technical issues, responses and requests to ensure information is recorded and updated + Providing support to customers to remedy and resolve network and connectivity issues + Communicating with customers regarding challenges and providing updates and results on your mitigation and analysis + Analyzing bot traffic patterns, to prevent rapidly evolving bot attacks **Do what you love** To be successful in this role you will: + Have +5 years of experience and a High School / Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent + Demonstrate knowledge of how the internet works, including, DNS. HTTP, Suite of IP Protocols + Show excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to update internal documentation + Have passion and ability to learn new tools and technologies and problem solve + Show knowledge of common OWASP top 10 and how they relate to internet services compromise or attacks + Demonstrate excellent collaboration and team working skills **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. Learn (https://www.akamai.com/careers) what makes Akamai a great place to work Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! **We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.** 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! Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status. \#LI-Remote