Senior Pre Sales Security Architect

1 mese fa

Veneto, Italia Akamai Tempo pieno
Overview As a Senior Enterprise Security Architect at Akamai, you'll drive adoption of our Enterprise Security portfolio (Akamai Workforce Protector, LayerX) in large, complex customers. You will lead PoCs, beta programs, and pre-sales, translating security capabilities into measurable value. You'll guide customers toward identity-centric, zero-trust architectures while aligning with partner teams and product roadmaps. This role blends hands-on configuration, architecture discovery, and cross-functional evangelism to enable secure, agile deployments. Retribuzione / Benefits
* FlexBase program
* health benefits
* well-being support
* finances support
* life beyond work
* remote/work flexibility Responsabilità
* Own and run proof-of-concepts, beta programs, and pre-sales activities with customers and partners
* Perform enterprise architecture discovery and hands-on software configuration
* Guide customers toward agile, secure, identity-centric security models
* Take a consultative approach to solve security transformation challenges
* Educate and enable internal teams and partners on Enterprise solution portfolios to support sales
* Influence product roadmaps to reflect customer business priorities and requirements Requisiti fondamentali
* Experience in large, complex, customer-facing environments with responsibility for the technical sales cycle
* Ability to present complex technical material to diverse audiences, both virtually and in-person
* Knowledge of network security, SIEM, SOAR, EDR, XDR, endpoint protection, firewalls, and related cybersecurity concepts
* Expertise with Zero Trust concepts and technologies (Network Security, SASE/SSE, ZTNA, Microsegmentation)
* Understanding of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) and cloud-native technologies (Microservices, Kubernetes)
* Fluency in Italian and English
* strong communication and presentation skills
* consultative mindset
* customer-focused collaboration
* Zero Trust architectures
* SASE/SSE and ZTNA
* Microsegmentation