• Define and lead the technical architecture for Akamai's cloud platform and services. • Partner across engineering, product, and leadership to shape the technical direction of IaaS products spanning virtualization, Kubernetes, cloud storage, networking, and large-scale distributed systems. • Define the platform-level architecture standards, patterns, and principles for Akamai Cloud services. • Evaluate and guide decisions across virtualization, containers, storage, networking, and orchestration. Build alignment and consensus across engineering organizations. • Help engineering teams adopt pragmatic, high-impact solutions and unblock complex technical challenges. • Contribute to build / partner / buy decisions with product and corporate development stakeholders. • Represent Akamai Cloud in the broader engineering community through speaking, writing, standards participation, or open-source engagement. • Mentor senior engineers and architects, helping develop the next generation of technical leaders.