Senior Cloud Compute Architect & SDLC Automation

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Salem (OR); On-site; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FlexBase program

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Company holidays

Paid vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group leads the architecture and delivery of our public cloud Compute SDLC. You will collaborate with global teams to build reliable, scalable software delivery processes and shape long-term platform strategies.

As a Senior Architect - Cloud Compute, you will drive automation, supervise CI/CD pipelines, and ensure alignment on design patterns across the organization. This role requires deep technical leadership and strong communication across geographies.

Qualifications

• 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience leading the architectural design of SDLC processes, CI/CD pipelines, and software-defined automation.
• Familiar with Kubernetes, cloud-native container ecosystems, hypervisors, and related infra tech.
• Strong communication to bridge technical gaps across global teams and drive consensus.
• Coordinate large-scale patching, deployment operations, and system compliance.
• Understand evaluation frameworks for SDLC maturity and platform integration.

Responsibilities

• Creating and refining system-wide SDLC processes to improve platform scalability, reliability, and deployment visibility across engineering teams.
• Coordinating the design of integration points for software versioning and deployment operations.
• Providing technical guidance on design patterns while aligning stakeholders on long-term platform strategies.
• Architecting shared SDLC workflows and conducting system reviews across Compute and related cloud infrastructure.
• Evaluating frameworks to perform due diligence on SDLC maturity and infrastructure of potential acquisitions.
• Identifying tools and metrics to ensure monitoring, patching, and regulatory compliance standards.

Skills

SDLC architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group leads the architecture and delivery of our public cloud Compute SDLC. You will collaborate with global teams to build reliable, scalable software delivery processes and shape long-term platform strategies.

As a Senior Architect - Cloud Compute, you will drive automation, supervise CI/CD pipelines, and ensure alignment on design patterns across the organization. This role requires deep technical leadership and strong communication across geographies.