Principal Network Architect - Automation & Global Reach

Akamai; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead architectural design and development for our global connectivity platform. You will drive software-defined automation, build observability stacks, and champion CI/CD practices across engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, steer capacity planning, and optimize distributed routing and edge security systems while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Demonstrate 10+ years of experience in network and software engineering
• Expert proficiency in Python, Ansible, Kubernetes and Source of Truth platforms

Responsibilities

• Leading the architectural design and development software supporting Akamai's global connectivity platform
• Driving software-defined automation to eliminate operational toil and improve network infrastructure reliability
• Establishing cutting-edge telemetry systems and observability stacks for real-time monitoring of global network traffic and security services
• Championing software engineering best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and SDLC standards across multidisciplinary architecture and engineering teams
• Steering capacity planning strategies and cost optimization across distributed routing, fabric, and edge security systems

Skills

Network engineering

Software engineering

SDLC

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

Ansible

Kubernetes

Source of Truth platforms

Job description

Akamai is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead architectural design and development for our global connectivity platform. You will drive software-defined automation, build observability stacks, and champion CI/CD practices across engineering teams.

You will mentor engineers, steer capacity planning, and optimize distributed routing and edge security systems while coordinating with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, evolving environment.