Fastly helps people stay better connected with the things they love. Fastly’s edge cloud platform enables customers to create great digital experiences quickly, securely, and reliably by processing, serving, and securing our customers’ applications as close to their end-users as possible — at the edge of the Internet. The platform is designed to take advantage of the modern internet, to be programmable, and to support agile software development. Fastly’s customers include many of the world’s most prominent companies, including Vimeo, Pinterest, The New York Times, and GitHub.

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Posting Open Date: June 9th, 2025

Anticipated Posting Close Date*: August 1st, 2025

*Job posting may close early due to the volume of applicants.

Senior Enterprise (Security) Architect - West Coast

Fastly’s Enterprise Architect team is responsible for providing security insights, technical recommendations and knowledge throughout the prospecting and pre-sales stages of the sales process. Partnering with Sales Engineers, Account Management and Channels, representing Fastly’s security services internally and externally, helping Fastly to win new business and grow Fastly’s Security Business across the globe. 

Fastly is looking for an Application and API Security subject matter expert to join our North America team leading efforts to drive Fastly Security Sales, effectively communicating Fastly’s Security Services to our largest, most complex customers and use cases across North America

As an Enterprise (Security) Architect you also will be key in efforts to level up and enable our local sales and sales engineering teams on Fastly’s security portfolio, competitive displacement and the wider threat landscape. Lastly, you will be key in North America wide thought leadership engagements and events.

What You'll Do

Sales

• This is a client facing role; as Fastly’s trusted security advisor, you will lead local teams in winning net new security business

• Help to build best practices with regards to proof of concepts (PoC), product demonstrations and other customer facing activities. 

Product

• Help establish and maintain a feedback loop to Fastly’s Security Product team(s), ensuring that product features are prioritised and that the voice of the customer is heard.

• Ensure that the local teams are aware of new Security features and their associated use cases and that proof of value exercises are implemented using best practices.

• Improve competitive analysis and displacement techniques for competing security solutions in the EMEA region. 

Enablement

• Ensure Sales and Sales Engineering are kept up to date on Fastly Security offerings through running internal demonstrations, presentations and Q&A sessions.

• Help teams stay up to date on competitive events and services. 

Thought Leadership

• Become a Fastly Security thought leader through compelling

  • Speaking Engagements

  • Speaking engagement

  • Blogs and Whitepapers

What We're Looking For

• Seasoned security expert (8+ years) with strong hands-on experience in these technologies and processes.

  • Content Delivery and Edge Platforms

  • Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

  • DDoS Mitigation

  • Bot Management

• Excellent communication and speaking skills

• Ability to act with little to no supervision

We’ll be super impressed if you have experience in any of these:

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

• Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)

• DevOps tools and processes

Why Fastly?

• We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

• We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. In fact, 50% of our employees work outside of SF! An international remote culture is in our DNA.

• We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits like up to 20 weeks of paid parental leave, options for free medical/dental/vision plans, and an open vacation program that enables our folks to take the time they need to recharge (some benefits may vary by location).

• We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

• We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply!

Work Hours: 

• This position will require you to be available during core business hours. 

Work Location(s) & Travel Requirements: 

This position is open to Hybrid And Remote Work Locations.

• San Francisco, CA

• Seattle, WA

Fastly currently embraces a largely hybrid model for most roles which allows employees flexibility to split their time between the office and home.  

There is a strong preference for Hybrid near a local office.  However, we may be willing to consider remote candidates within the US.

This position may require travel as required by your role or requested by your manager.

Salary:

The estimated range for On-Target Earnings for this role is $189,823.00 to $227,787.00.  On-Target Earnings consists of a combination of annual base pay and sales compensation variable target. The standard pay split for this role (i.e. base pay vs. variable target %) is 75/25.

Starting salary may vary based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as experience, skills, qualifications, and location.

This role is eligible to participate in Fastly’s global sales compensation plan and may participate in Fastly’s equity program.

Benefits: 

We care about you. Fastly works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. We support our teams with great benefits that start on the first day of your employment with Fastly. Curious about our offerings? 

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance. Family planning, mental health support along with Employee Assistance Program, Insurance (Life, Disability, and Accident), a Flexible Vacation policy and up to 18 days of accrued paid sick leave are there to help support our employees. We also offer 401(k) (including company match) and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. For 2025, we offer 10 paid local holidays, 11 paid company wellness days.

Why Fastly?

• We have a huge impact. Fastly is a small company with a big reach. Not only do our customers have a tremendous user base, but we also support a growing number of open source projects and initiatives. Outside of code, employees are encouraged to share causes close to their heart with others so we can help lend a supportive hand.

• We love distributed teams. Fastly’s home-base is in San Francisco, but we have multiple offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. As a new hire, you will be able to attend our IN-PERSON new hire orientation in our San Francisco office! It is an exciting week-long experience that we offer to new employees to build connections with colleagues across Fastly, participate in hands-on learning opportunities, and immerse yourself in our culture firsthand. 

• We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees feel comfortable bringing their authentic selves to work and have the ability to be successful -- every day.

• We are passionate. Fastly is chock full of passionate people and we’re not ‘one size fits all’. Fastly employs authors, pilots, skiers, parents (of humans and animals), makeup geeks, coffee connoisseurs, and more. We love employees for who they are and what they are passionate about.

We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Fastly team. If you think you might be a fit please apply! A fully completed application and resume or CV are required when applying.

Fastly is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity and to providing employees with a safe and welcoming work environment free of discrimination and harassment. Our employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, family or parental status, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and federal or state disability laws, Fastly will provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact your Recruiter, or the Fastly Employee Relations team at candidateaccommodations@fastly.com or 501-287-4901. 

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