Senior Cloud Compute & Virtualization Architect

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

FlexBase program

Work from home or office options

PTO and holidays

ESPP

Job summary

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group (CTG) is seeking a Senior Architect to drive the architecture and design of our compute platform, focusing on operating systems, hypervisors, virtualization, and containers within a Kubernetes-based, cloud-native environment.

You will own the system design, build PoCs, mentor teams, and help shape the engineering roadmap while collaborating with product managers. 12+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree are required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant architecture experience.
• Extensive expertise in OS, virtualization, and container technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and cloud-native environments.
• Proven ability to design and guide large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the system design and implementation, guiding engineering toward the big picture.
• Build PoCs to inform design choices and select technologies.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to shape direction.
• Contribute to the engineering roadmap with management and stakeholders.
• Develop best practices, share knowledge, and mentor teammates.
• Work with agile teams to deliver innovative solutions rapidly.

Skills

Operating Systems

Hypervisors

Virtual Machines

Containers

Go

Python

Bash

Linux

Cloud

Public Cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

qemu

kvm

Cilium

Job description

Akamai's Cloud Technology Group (CTG) is seeking a Senior Architect to drive the architecture and design of our compute platform, focusing on operating systems, hypervisors, virtualization, and containers within a Kubernetes-based, cloud-native environment.

You will own the system design, build PoCs, mentor teams, and help shape the engineering roadmap while collaborating with product managers. 12+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree are required.