Director, Field Technology- Federal Defense & Intelligence

Would you like to engage with the Defense and Intelligence Community as an Akamai security evangelist?

Would you like to serve as a trusted advisor?

Come join our Field CTO Team!

The team advises public sector leaders, enabling secure, scalable applications using Akamai's distributed cloud, AI infrastructure, and zero-trust security solutions.

Partner with the best

This position involves engaging with Defense and Intelligence security stakeholders, including DoD, IC, and COCOMs. Responsibilities include representing Security and Defense Edge solutions, collaborating with sales and growth teams, and relaying customer insights to product development.

As a Director Field Technology, you will be responsible for

• Operating as the primary contact for security and ADE products while supporting Sales efforts across DoD, IC, and COCOM accounts.
• Building a community of DoD and IC customers to provide feedback on product roadmaps and capability priorities, including compliance requirements.
• Leading engagements with journalists and Industry Analysts (Gartner, Forrester) in support of the PR/AR teams, reinforcing credibility in regulated defense environments
• Discussing security industry trends and the Akamai Defense Edge portfolio at defense-focused events such as AFCEA TechNet and AUSA Annual Meeting.
• Educating customer-facing organizations on emerging trends in Zero Trust, Least Permissive Trust, Tactical ICAM, and AI Runtime Defense for mission environments
• Serving as the solutions-architecture 'voice' for holistic Federal/DoD solutions, translating product capability into mission outcomes for COCOMs, DISA, and military CIO/CTO offices
• Supporting capture and proposal teams as a named technical thought leader and SME on high-priority Defense Edge opportunities

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will

* Possess over 12 of relevant cybersecurity experience with a background in Computer Science, Engineering