Principal Network Architect: Cloud-Native Automation

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Annapolis (MD); On-site; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid time off

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a scalable global connectivity platform.

You will guide software engineering and reliability initiatives, architect resilient infrastructure, and mentor engineering teams across the organization. You will drive cutting-edge automation, telemetry, and observability to monitor and optimize traffic, security services, and edge networks at scale.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in network and software engineering.
• Expert proficiency in Python, Ansible, Kubernetes and Source of Truth platforms.
• Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment and lead with agility.
• Proven expertise in large-scale IP routing and network fabric architectures.
• Experience designing cloud-native infrastructure, container orchestration, and IaC deployment frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and development of software supporting Akamai's global connectivity platform.
• Drive software-defined automation to reduce toil and improve reliability.
• Establish telemetry and observability stacks for real-time monitoring of global traffic and services.
• Champion software engineering best practices, CI/CD, and SDLC standards across teams.
• Steer capacity planning and cost optimization across distributed routing, fabric, and edge security.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Kubernetes

Source of Truth platforms

Network engineering

Education

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

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a scalable global connectivity platform.

You will guide software engineering and reliability initiatives, architect resilient infrastructure, and mentor engineering teams across the organization. You will drive cutting-edge automation, telemetry, and observability to monitor and optimize traffic, security services, and edge networks at scale.