Senior Cloud Data Architect – Remote/Hybrid

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Olympia (WA); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 305,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect for the Cloud Data Services team to design scalable and secure cloud data architectures.

You will guide engineering teams, define deployment patterns, and ensure alignment with product and SRE partners, while translating prototypes into production-ready designs. Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of experience, a BS in CS/Engineering, and deep knowledge of PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, and distributed data systems, plus Terraform,

Qualifications

• Have 12 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, another related field or its equivalent
• Possess expertise in developing reusable infrastructure using Terraform modules, templates, and deployment patterns
• Demonstrate ability to develop scripts and automation using Python, Go, Bash, or similar languages
• Have deep knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle Database, and MongoDB
• Demonstrate hands-on experience with in-memory and key-value technologies like Redis and Valkey
• Have understanding of distributed data systems designed for horizontal scalability and high availability

Responsibilities

• Designing scalable, secure, resilient, and highly available cloud and data architectures
• Evaluating cloud technologies and determining suitability for new platform capabilities and services
• Serving as a subject matter expert for database architectures including PostgreSQL and Oracle
• Designing highly available, replicated, clustered, and geographically distributed database architectures
• Building prototypes, proof of concepts, and reference implementations to validate scalability and security
• Converting successful prototypes into repeatable architecture patterns and production-ready designs

Skills

Terraform

Python

Go

Bash

Distributed systems

Database design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

Oracle

MongoDB

Redis

Valkey

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Architect for the Cloud Data Services team to design scalable and secure cloud data architectures.

You will guide engineering teams, define deployment patterns, and ensure alignment with product and SRE partners, while translating prototypes into production-ready designs. Ideal candidates bring 12+ years of experience, a BS in CS/Engineering, and deep knowledge of PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, and distributed data systems, plus Terraform,