Engineering Manager, Linux Platform & SRE (Compute)

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Hartford (CT); On-site; USD 152,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineering to lead the Linux platform engineering team responsible for foundational Linux platforms for Akamai Cloud. You will guide hardware and software platform infrastructure in collaboration with HIVE and other partner teams.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, deep Linux expertise, and a proven ability to drive reliability and security at scale. Strong leadership and cross-team collaboration are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's diploma in Computer Science or its equivalent
• Have demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams
• Have extensive experience with Linux internals, operating systems, and systems administration
• Understand computer architecture, server hardware, and the interaction between hardware and operating systems
• Have a track record of improving the reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of production systems at scale
• Communicate effectively and collaborate across teams to drive technical decisions and deliver results

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of technical leads and Linux platform engineers
• Setting technical direction and priorities for the team, balancing platform evolution, reliability, security, and operational needs
• Driving engineering projects from requirements and design through implementation, validation, and deployment
• Partnering with hardware, product, operations, and engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable Compute platforms
• Improving platform observability, automation, and operational practices to reduce service disruptions and accelerate incident resolution
• Leading the investigation and resolution of complex, service-impacting issues and supporting incident response and on-call operations

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring teams

Linux platform experience

System administration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

KVM/QEMU virtualization

Linux kernel

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Manager Site Reliability Engineering to lead the Linux platform engineering team responsible for foundational Linux platforms for Akamai Cloud. You will guide hardware and software platform infrastructure in collaboration with HIVE and other partner teams.

The role requires 8+ years of experience, deep Linux expertise, and a proven ability to drive reliability and security at scale. Strong leadership and cross-team collaboration are essential for success.