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Deepa Parikh

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Head of Solutions Engineering, India at Akamai Technologies
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Deepa Parikh leads the Solutions Engineering team for Akamai in India, focusing on security, cloud, media, and web solutions. A passionate customer advocate, she has a background in presales leadership and technical consulting. People describe her as a "fierce customer advocate, " "digital expert, " and a "Rock Star employee. "

Deepa is deeply committed to growing the number of women leaders in technology. She actively mentors young women in the field and is dedicated to inspiring more women to pursue customer-facing technical roles, participating in numerous forums and events to advance this cause.

She advises her younger self to embrace self-belief, voice challenges, and seek help more often to strengthen skills.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Head of Solutions Engineering, India
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Women in Tech
Passionate about growing the tribe of women leaders in tech, she provides mentorship to young women in the field to help advance their careers.
Customer Advocacy
Identifies as a "Customer Advocate" and is described by colleagues as a "fierce customer advocate" who consistently delivers value for clients.
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Career

Work history

10-2021
Head of Solutions Engineering, India
Akamai Technologies
7-2020 - 9-2021
Senior Solutions Engineering Leader (Security and Web)
Akamai Technologies
4-2018 - 6-2020
Senior Solutions Engineer
Akamai Technologies
5-2009 - 5-2010
Senior Developer
KPMG LLP
8-2005 - 4-2009
IT Analyst
TCS
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Education
2019 - 2020
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Akamai Next Generation Leaders
2016 - 2017
Tanmatra - Women in Leadership Program (Executive Education Program)
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
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