Job Description
Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges?
Do you have a passion for cutting edge technologies and tackling distributed system problems?
Join our highly skilled Cloud Networking team
We design, deploy, and manage cloud networking infrastructure that supports Akamai's customer-facing cloud computing infrastructure. We do this while maintaining Akamai's mission to make life better for billions of people every day.
Collaborate with others to build the best solutions for customers
You'll collaborate with operations and development teams to build and manage our large-scale networking infrastructure for cloud computing platform. You'll deploy and maintain the large scale, multifunctional networking infrastructure that support customers' versatile cloud computing applications. You'll create process and automation tools that enable the rapid and safe deployment of networking systems, monitoring the status and performance of the networking systems, and troubleshooting and mitigating when problems arise. You'll work with open-source and Akamai proprietary technologies.
As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for-
- Deploying and provision virtualized networks systems to Akamai data centers worldwide
- Monitoring the functioning and performance of the networking infrastructure via Prometheus metric systems and Grafana dashboards
- Investigating and troubleshoot networking problems within Linux based networking stack
- Collaborating across Akamai engineering organizations to resolve internal and customer escalations
- Improving our deployment and investigation process by automating repetitive tasks with shell scripting and Python programming
- Increasing the observability and reliability of our networking system by developing metrics and monitoring solutions
- Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
Do What You Love
To be successful in this role you will-
- Have relevant industrial experience and a Bachelor or Master diploma in Computer Science or equivalent
- Have professional experience in a Site Reliability or System Engineering role, with large scale distributed systems
- Show proficiency with open-source monitoring tools such as Prometheus and Grafana
- Show proficiency with configuration management tools such as Saltstack, Ansible, Terraform, and Jenkins
- Be comfortable with programming in Linux environments, such as python and bash scripting
- Have experience and knowledge with networking technologies such as routing, firewall and DNS
- Have experience with Linux systems and tools such as netstats, traceroute, tcpdump
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.
At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.
Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life-
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About Us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
Join us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
