Remote Site Reliability Engineer II - Cloud & Security
Akamai
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Akamai is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II to advance the reliability, security, and performance of our Zero Trust platform. You will own automation, cloud operations, and monitoring for our cutting-edge security services, collaborating with cross-functional teams to keep services available for customers worldwide.
The role requires 2+ years of relevant experience, strong scripting (Python/Go/Shell), and hands-on work with AWS, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and the ELK stack.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- At least 2 years of relevant SRE/DevOps experience.
- Familiarity with DevOps principles and practices.
- Proficient in Python, Go, and Shell scripting.
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Kubernetes.
- Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix networking and protocols (DNS/HTTP/TCP/IP).
- Experience with monitoring/logging tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK).
Responsibilities
- Ensure reliability, availability, and performance of critical systems.
- Design, implement, and maintain automation tools and processes.
- Implement and maintain monitoring and alerting systems.
- Collaborate with security team to implement best practices.
- Identify opportunities for process improvements and adopt new technologies.
- Identify and optimize performance bottlenecks.
- Maintain high availability and CI/CD for the platform.
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Job description
Akamai is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer II to advance the reliability, security, and performance of our Zero Trust platform. You will own automation, cloud operations, and monitoring for our cutting-edge security services, collaborating with cross-functional teams to keep services available for customers worldwide.
The role requires 2+ years of relevant experience, strong scripting (Python/Go/Shell), and hands-on work with AWS, Kubernetes, Prometheus, and the ELK stack.
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