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Stanley Black and Decker Akamai Technical Lead–United States–Remote in Towson, Maryland
Akamai Technical Lead – United States –Remote
Come build something that matters.
It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World™. Sound like you? Join our top-notch team of more than 50,000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the world’s most beloved brands, including DEWALT®, BLACK+DECKER®, CRAFTSMAN®, STANLEY®, CUB CADET®, and HUSTLER®.
The Job:
As the Akamai Technical Lead, you’ll be part of our Global Corporate Information Technology Team working as a Remote employee. This role involves not only understanding and explaining the functionality of these products but also how they can be utilized to meet the specific needs of our organization. You You will partner with different teams across the organization to understand and develop standards, processes, and policies in alignment with regulatory controls. By joining our team as the Akamai Technical Lead, you will have the opportunity to work with modern technology and contribute to the success of our initiatives. You’ll get to:
Develop an in-depth understanding of Akamai's product suite, including but not limited to, Akamai Intelligent Platform, Akamai Cloud Security Solutions, Akamai Media Delivery Solutions, and Akamai Web Performance Solutions
Track industry trends, security threats and emerging technologies to ensure the SBD ecosystem remains innovative, effective and secure and work on improving customers digital experiences by managing cloud infrastructures, traffic, and security.
Work closely with business users to define and analyze needs and potential issues and figure out the most suitable technical solution
Monitor performance of websites, wed applications and other digital products
Technical owner for identity and access management solutions, firewall, bot management, DDOS protection, CDN and Edge Delivery among others
Demonstrate technical expertise by owning defined objectives around availability, reliability, performance, security, and scalability
Conduct product training sessions for internal teams to ensure effective usage of Akamai products
Stay updated with the latest product updates, industry trends, and competitor products to provide accurate and relevant information and incorporate cutting-edge technologies and methodologies into SBD solutions
Handle queries and complaints related to Akamai technologies, providing timely and effective solutions
Understands how policies, systems and processes impacts requests, projects, cross-functional operations
The Person:
You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. You’re not intimidated by innovation. Wouldn’t it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good? In fact, you embrace it. You also have:
Proficient in MS applications, JIRA, Azure DevOps Boards as well as other popular project management tools
In-depth knowledge of Akamai products, including but not limited to Kona, Ion, Property Manager, Cloudlets, DNS, Caching, Prolexic, SandBox, SiteShield, mPulse, Certificate Provisioning and NetStorage
Experience creating WAF rules, rate limiting, knowledge in the types of web attacks and how to prevent them
Ability to explain an HTTP request's journey from the browser all the way to the web Origin
Experience in integrating websites and implementing CDN technologies (performance, security, reliability, scalability)
Comprehensive understanding of the internet, including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, HTML, and SSL protocols
Experience troubleshooting issues relating to web traffic (HTTP status codes, caching issues, routing issues, etc.)
Experience with API tools like Postman/Rest APIs and API acceleration/Caching
Experience with one or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, JSON, XML and Java)
Experience and familiarity with security certificate creation, renewal and installation
Knowledge of application and system integration methods and computing environments
4-6 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience
The Details:
You’ll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan, including:
Medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, 401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement.
Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.
And More:
We want our company to be a place you’ll want to be – and stay. Being part of our team means you’ll get to:
Grow: Be part of our global company with 20+ brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources, including our Lean Academy, Coursera®, and online university.
Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism, giving back, and sustainable business practices.
What’s more, you’ll get that pride that comes from empowering makers, doers, protectors, and everyday heroes all over the world. We’re more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. We’re visionaries and innovators. As successful as we’ve been in the past, we have so much further to go. That’s where you come in. Join us!
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All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status, or any other protected characteristic.
We Don’t Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you’ll get the unique chance to impact some of the world’s most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.
Who We Are
We’re the World’s largest tool company. We’re industry visionaries. We’re solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art “smart factory” products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.
Benefits & Perks
You’ll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.
What You’ll Also Get
Career Opportunity: Career paths aren’t linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you’ll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that’s how the best work gets done. You’ll find we like to have fun here, too.
Purpose-Driven Company:
You’ll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.
EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran’s status or any other protected characteristic.
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