Senior Cloud Compute Architect - SDLC & Automation

Akamai Technologies, Inc.

Olympia (WA)

On-site

USD 169,000 - 305,000

Full time

19 hours ago

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Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect - Cloud Compute to lead architectural designs for our public cloud Compute SDLC.

You will collaborate with global engineering teams to build reliable, scalable software delivery processes and define long-term platform strategies with automation across cloud infrastructure. You will drive system-wide SDLC improvements, coordinate integration points for global deployment visibility, and provide design-pattern guidance to align stakeholders on

Qualifications

12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
Experience leading the architectural design of SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, and software-defined automation.
Familiar with Kubernetes, cloud-native container ecosystems, hypervisors, and supporting infrastructure technologies.
Solid communication skills to bridge technical gaps across global teams and drive stakeholder consensus.
Demonstrated experience coordinating large-scale software patching, deployment operations, and system compliance standards.
Understanding of evaluation frameworks for assessing SDLC maturity and platform integration.

Responsibilities

Creating and refining system-wide SDLC processes to enhance platform scalability, reliability, and deployment visibility across engineering teams.
Coordinating the design of critical integration points to enable comprehensive views of software versioning and global deployment operations.
Providing technical guidance on design patterns while aligning stakeholders on long-term platform strategies and software architecture.
Architecting solutions for shared SDLC workflows and conducting system reviews across Compute and related cloud infrastructure.
Evaluating and developing frameworks to perform due diligence on the SDLC maturity and infrastructure of potential acquisition targets.
Identifying tools and defining metrics to ensure products meet monitoring, patching, and regulatory compliance standards.