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Akamai Technologies, Inc. Solutions Engineer II - Remote in Italy in Italy
Are you passionate about cloud and internet technologies?
Do you enjoy designing and selling innovative solutions?
Join our Pre-sales Team!
At Akamai we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. We work with world leading companies in every major industry, securing and accelerating customers' digital assets. We collaborate with customers and prospects, using Akamai solutions to support their business needs.
Shape the future of the internet
Working as a Solutions Engineer, you'll be at the heart of the sales process. By partnering with engineering and business teams, you will become the technical expert our customers rely on. You'll play a pivotal role in designing innovative solutions and building relationships with major customers in Italy. The role is remote but we require to be located in Milan/Rome location because of business trips to the customer.
As a Solutions Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
Demonstrating Akamai's technology to customers and designing technical solutions to meet our customer's needs and business goals
Building and growing relationships with customers' decision-makers to articulate Akamai's value proposition and build future revenue opportunities
Managing the technical proposal process and ensuring all technical information and recommendations addressing customer requirements are accurate
Working closely with sales to develop opportunities through presentations, consultations, demonstrations, analysis reports and proof of concepts
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
Have 3-7 years of expertise in Pre-sales or Post-sales technical solutions roles
Have a passion for cloud technologies, internet applications design, and networking
Have familiarity with application and network security
Have experience in presenting technical topics and possess excellent communication skills for both technical and management audiences.
Demonstrate excellent collaboration and teamwork skills
Have experience in navigating and solving issues in rapidly evolving contexts
Be fluent in Italian and English
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.
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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!