Cloud Compute Architect – SDLC & Automation Leader

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group seeks a Senior Architect - Cloud Compute to lead architecture and design for Compute SDLC across global development and reliability teams. You will define platform strategies, drive automation, and partner with engineering to create scalable, reliable delivery processes for cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes security, deployment visibility, and ongoing SDLC maturity, with opportunities to influence long-range platform direction and acquisition due

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Experience leading the architectural design of SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, and software-defined automation.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, cloud-native container ecosystems, hypervisors, and related infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Creating and refining system-wide SDLC processes to enhance platform scalability, reliability, and deployment visibility across engineering teams
• Coordinating the design of critical integration points to enable comprehensive views of software versioning and global deployment operations
• Providing technical guidance on design patterns while aligning stakeholders on long-term platform strategies and software architecture
• Architecting solutions for shared SDLC workflows and conducting system reviews across Compute and related cloud infrastructure
• Evaluating and developing frameworks to perform due diligence on the SDLC maturity and infrastructure of potential acquisition targets
• Identifying tools and defining metrics to ensure products meet monitoring, patching, and regulatory compliance standards

Skills

SDLC architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud-native

Kubernetes

Hypervisors

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group seeks a Senior Architect - Cloud Compute to lead architecture and design for Compute SDLC across global development and reliability teams. You will define platform strategies, drive automation, and partner with engineering to create scalable, reliable delivery processes for cloud infrastructure.

The role emphasizes security, deployment visibility, and ongoing SDLC maturity, with opportunities to influence long-range platform direction and acquisition due