Solutions Engineer II (Remote - Greater Northwest region)

Akamai Technologies is a leading company that powers and protects life online by solving the toughest challenges for their customers. In this role, you will leverage your technical expertise to manage the pre-sales technical process, create sales opportunities, and ensure customer satisfaction through tailored solutions.

Responsibilities:

• 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 (POC's)
• Maximizing customer satisfaction based on the customer's needs and business requirements

Requirements:

• 5yrs of experience and a Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or another related field
• Experience working in a customer-facing or consulting role in technical presales/sales engineering/post-sales
• Demonstrate understanding of the internet, including but not limited to technologies like TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP(S), APIs etc
• Experience or an interest in working with DevOps, Media or Internet Security
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills including communicating complex technical content to a range of audiences
• Be a team player, able to collaborate, prioritize, and solve problems in a fast changing environment