Senior Solutions Engineer

Overview

Remote
USD 108,900.00 - 226,100.00 per year
Full Time

Skills

Public Sector
Relationship Building
Management
Proposal Writing
Business Analysis
Reporting
Computer Science
Customer Facing
Sales
Web Security
Internet
TCP/IP
DNS
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
HTTP
HTML
SSL
Collaboration
Budget
Cloud Computing
SAP BASIS
Akamai
Health Care
FOCUS
Finance

Job Details

Would you enjoy working with the world's leading brands?

Do you love designing and selling innovative solutions to customers?

Join our Public Sector Pre-Sales team!

We work with world with large-scale government and regulated industries to make the internet fast and secure. As a partner, we collaborate with customers and prospects to align Akamai solutions to business needs. We build relationships and insights to maximize product value through the full scope of our platform.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Solutions Engineer, you will work with all the technologies Akamai has to offer. By partnering with engineering and business teams you will become the technical expert our customers rely on. Through building relationships with organizations, you will deliver innovative solutions that will impact millions of users.

As a Solutions Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for:
  • Creating sales opportunities by managing the pre-sales technical process and demonstrating Akamai's technology to customers
  • Managing the technical proposal process and ensuring all technical information and recommendations addressing customer requirements are accurate
  • Tracking account activity for business analysis and reporting, designing technical solutions to meet our customer's needs.
  • Leading sales activities such as Technical Demos and Proof of Concepts (POCs).

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:
  • Have ship, due to the nature of our client base
  • Have 8 years of experience and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
  • Have experience working in a customer-facing consulting, technical solutions pre-sales or post sales role
  • Have background and experience in web acceleration, web security, infrastructure security technologies or cloud computing solutions
  • Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the internet, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, HTML, SSL protocols and Cloud Computing
  • Be a customer advocate passionate about delivering technical solutions
  • Be a team player, able to collaborate, prioritize, and solve problems in a fast changing environment

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 what makes Akamai a great place to work

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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.

If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

Compensation
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Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $108,900 - $226,100/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
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