Architect - Infrastructure Systems

Akamai Career Site; United States; On-site; USD 146,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Akamai is looking for an Architect to shape cloud compliance architecture and produce production-grade software that turns data, algorithms, and mathematical models into real-world solutions. You will analyze operational data, evaluate tradeoffs, and design capacity allocation, resource scheduling, and infrastructure placement.

You will develop Python components and data pipelines, use SQL to validate platform behavior, and provide strategic technical guidance to engineering leaders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a quantitative field.
• Experience developing, debugging, and extending production-grade software using Python and SQL datasets.
• Strong quantitative and algorithmic problem-solving skills to independently drive solutions for ambiguous technical challenges.
• Familiar with software development practices, including version control, automated testing, code review, and system debugging.
• Knowledge of mathematical optimization, simulation modeling, infrastructure control planes, or container management systems.

Responsibilities

• Translate product, platform, and operational requirements into quantitative models and technical problems.
• Design algorithms and decision logic for capacity allocation, resource scheduling, and infrastructure placement.
• Developing and extending production-grade Python components and data pipelines supporting decision systems.
• Analyzing operational datasets with Python and SQL to evaluate platform behavior and validate solutions.
• Providing strategic guidance and technical advisory to engineering leaders, system architects, and senior executives.
• Collaborating with software engineers and domain experts to turn architectural ideas into production capabilities.

Skills

Python

SQL data

Algorithmic thinking

Version control

Automated tests

Code review

Debugging

Optimization

Simulation modeling

Container management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Job description

Are you passionate about shaping cloud compliance architecture and technical control strategy?

Do you want to turn intricate data, algorithms, and mathematical models into high-impact production software?

Join our team

At Akamai, we power and protect life online. Our CTG team advances infrastructure resilience and leads transformative security compliance initiatives across global environments.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will contribute directly to infrastructure control-plane capabilities. You will analyze operational data, evaluate solution tradeoffs, and develop production-grade software to optimize shared compute and delivery platforms.

As an Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Translating product, platform, and operational requirements into well-defined quantitative models and technical problems
• Designing algorithms and decision logic for capacity allocation, resource scheduling, and infrastructure placement
• Developing and extending production-grade Python components and data pipelines supporting decision systems
• Analyzing operational datasets with Python and SQL to evaluate platform behavior and validate solutions
• Providing strategic guidance and technical advisory to engineering leaders, system architects, and senior executives
• Collaborating with software engineers and domain experts to turn architectural ideas into production capabilities

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
• Have experience developing, debugging, and extending production-grade software using Python and working with SQL datasets
• Demonstrate solid quantitative and algorithmic problem-solving skills to independently drive solutions for ambiguous technical challenges
• Possess familiarity with standard software development practices, including version control, automated testing, code review, and system debugging
• Be knowledgeable about mathematical optimization, simulation modeling, infrastructure control planes, or container management systems

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai

We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $146,400 - $263,600/year; a candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.