Requirements
The ideal candidate will have customer-facing experience in technical pre-sales engineering, consulting, or architect roles, with a strong understanding of internet architectures, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, and hybrid cloud environments. Hands-on experience with WAF, DDoS protection, Bot Management, and Zero Trust/remote access architectures is required. Excellent communication and storytelling skills are essential for explaining complex concepts to diverse audiences.
Description
Job DescriptionAre you a builder who sees the hidden cracks in the internet that everyone else has simply learned to live withDo you have an AI-native curiosity, a passion for storytelling, and the drive to solve massive technical challenges alongside the world's leading companiesJoin our Presales Team in DubaiAt Akamai, we don't just support the internet, we power and protect it. We are looking for a customer-facing Solutions Engineer who values curiosity, a sense of urgency, and finding innovative ways to help our customers to join our team in Dubai.Shape the Future of the InternetAs a Solutions Engineer, you won't just wait for a polished roadmap. You will act as a trusted advisor, identifying normalized technical problems, building technical champions within global accounts, and designing fit-for-purpose cloud and security solutions across our entire platform.As a Solutions Engineer II, you will be responsible for:Driving Pre-Sales Innovation: Own the end-to-end technical pre-sales process, creating new opportunities by demonstrating how Akamai's technology solves real business problems.Architecting and executing high-impact product demos, Customer Analysis Reports, and Proof of Concept (POC) trials.Partnering with sales and customer executive leadership to align customer initiatives with Akamai's platform capabilities.Collaborating with engineering teams to become a Subject Matter Expert, sharing insights through technical content, community engagement, and industry events.Delivering Accurate Architectures: Manage technical proposals, ensuring optimal recommendations for complex web, security, and cloud deployment workflows.Do What You LoveTo be successful in this role you will:Have Customer-Facing Experience: Background in technical pre-sales engineering, technical consulting, or customer-facing architect roles supporting enterprise accounts.Have Core Internet & Cloud Expertise: Solid grasp of internet architectures, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, and hybrid cloud environments.Have Security & Edge Knowledge: Hands-on experience with WAF, DDoS protection, Bot Management, and Zero Trust/remote access architectures.Be communicative & Storyteller: ability to explain complex network and security transformations to both developers and C-level executives.Have professional fluency in Arabic and English.We're looking for highly driven team players who work with a sense of urgency, thrive in fast-changing environments, and leverage modern tools to solve tough problems.About UsAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.Our Focus Is SimpleCloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.FlexBase adapts to your job's needsAkamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.Connect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like!