Akamai Senior Solutions Engineer II - 

India 

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Partner with the best

Your role includes technical engagement with our customers and partners throughout the pre-sales cycle and guiding them through the process of improving their API security from discovery, deployment and prevention. You will also serve as the regional expert and bridge between the field and product management, R&D and research.

As a Solutions Engineer Senior II, you will be responsible for:

• Managing the entire pre-sales lifecycle, from initial conversation, demo, POV, RFP, analysis and support the post sales conversation
• Interacting with different stakeholders, both internally and externally, such as partners, customers, salespeople, product management and leadership
• Developing, implementing, and optimizing technical sales processes and methodologies
• Evangelizing best practices and always keep up with new API and Web application cybersecurity challenges
• Being the technical and API security expert for our customers and partners
• Presenting at various events and providing senior management and technical audiences with high-quality solution design documents

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree
• Have experience in technical sales positions, quota carrying and customer facing, such as Pre-Sales, System Engineering, Solution Consultant, Solution Architect.
• Have Cybersecurity background, knowledge of APIs, WAFs, and Web application security
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the internet, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, HTML, and SSL protocols
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to brief prospects, analyze data, and deal with customers
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications.
• Have familiarity with Kubernetes networking, ingress controllers, and service mesh technologies (e.g., Istio, NGINX).

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.