Security Technical Account Manager, Fastly
Edge Cloud Security
Edge cloud platform
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Edge cloud platform
1001+ employees
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a better internet — a safe place where good can thrive.
Role
Who you are
- Cybersecurity Expertise: Solid background in cybersecurity, specifically Web Application Security, knowledge of the CVE program, DDoS mitigation, and incident management
- Foundational Technology Experience: Experience with SaaS/Cloud or hybrid cloud deployments, web server platforms (Apache/NGINX/IIS), and Unix/Linux or Windows systems administration
- Scripting Ability: Proficiency in Python, Java, Go, PHP, Unix/Linux Shell, C#, or other common web languages
- Security Best Practices: Deep understanding of HTTP and API security best practices
- Customer-Centric Communication: Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders and build trust-based relationships
Desirable
- Industry certifications such as CISSP, CISM, or CCSP
- Hands-on experience with Varnish Configuration Language (VCL) or Edge Computing platforms
- Previous experience in a customer-facing technical role for a CDN or Cloud Security provider
- Fluency in a second language common in the EMEA region, such as French or German
- In-depth knowledge of regulatory compliance frameworks like GDPR, PCI-DSS, or SOC2
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform
- Background in professional services or technical consulting for enterprise-level clients
- Active participation in the cybersecurity community, such as contributing to open-source projects or speaking at industry conferences
What the job involves
- Fastly is expanding, and we are looking to hire a new Security Technical Account Manager to support some of our largest customers across the Asia Pacific region
- In this role, your mission will be to foster strong, trust-based relationships with clients, ensuring they can confidently navigate the security landscape. You will serve as their advocate within Fastly, collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in our products and services based on real-world feedback
- Own the Technical Relationship: Act as a trusted technical advisor, ensuring clients feel supported and valued at every turn
- Drive Security Success: Partner with clients to understand their security landscape and ensure Fastly’s solutions align perfectly with their strategy, providing actionable advice to enhance their security posture
- Strategic Project Management: Manage the successful delivery of Fastly's security projects, coordinating internal teams and managing timelines to meet milestones with high quality
- Educate and Train: Empower customers by providing comprehensive training and resources on Fastly’s security products
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Internet users around the world have come to expect personalized, real-time digital experiences, but delivering these quickly and securely, while maintaining quality, can be a difficult task for businesses.
Fastly enables the companies to deliver fast, secure, and scalable online experiences. Its edge cloud platform moves data and applications closer to end-users — improving the user experience, putting the power back in developers’ hands, and enabling clients to focus on growing their businesses.
The company has helped several high-profile businesses, including Reddit, Pinterest, Stripe, EPIC Games, and more. Its offering is well-regarded in the space, demonstrated by it being named a 2022 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for Global CDN, as well as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Edge Development Platforms, Q4 2023 report.
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Insights
9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES F
Jul 2018
$40m
SERIES F
Total funding: $259m
Company benefits
- Parental support and beyond: We support our families by offering generous time off for parental leave. And beyond that, we work hard to build a culture that allows for all employees to have the life outside work that they desire year round.
- Health and wellness: Your well-being matters here. Our health plans offer a variety of options, including full medical, dental, and vision coverage, short- and long-term disability insurance, mental health resources, and more.
- Invest in your future: We offer 401(k)/retirement plans, employee stock purchasing plans (ESPP), and reimbursements for learning and development programs — so we can support your ongoing growth and success.
- Keep learning and growing: Helping people go further means nurturing their talent. Through annual reimbursements for employee learning activities, regular hangouts and advice from our Senior Staff, talks from industry leaders, and cultural events — we offer tons of opportunities for people to learn. And we’re always looking to grow as a company, too: we collect employee engagement and experience data annually and leverage our Employee Experience Champion Network to understand employee feedback, so we can keep improving.
Company HQ
China Basin, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Kip Compton
(CEO)Kip joined the Fastly team in 2024 as CPO, becoming CEO in 2025. Prior to this, he was an SVP of Strategy & Business Development/Networking at Cisco.
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