Principal Network Automation Architect

Akamai Career Site; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a scalable global connectivity platform. You will guide software development and reliability engineering, architect scalable infrastructure, and mentor engineering teams across the organization.

You will design cloud-native infrastructure, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code deployment frameworks, with a focus on agility and minimizing manual toil. This role demands deep expertise and leadership.

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

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

Skills

Python

Ansible

Kubernetes

Network engineering

Software engineering

SRE practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Ansible

Job description

Akamai is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a scalable global connectivity platform. You will guide software development and reliability engineering, architect scalable infrastructure, and mentor engineering teams across the organization.

You will design cloud-native infrastructure, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code deployment frameworks, with a focus on agility and minimizing manual toil. This role demands deep expertise and leadership.