Senior Cloud Native Kubernetes Platform Architect

Akamai; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

FlexBase program

Work from home options

Job summary

Akamai Cloud Technology Group (CTG) is seeking a Principal Architect to lead the design of our Kubernetes-based platform powering cloud infrastructure products. You will work embedded with the engineering team, guiding architecture and contributing to the cloud-native strategy across the global Akamai platform.

In this role you will mentor teams, build PoCs, and collaborate with product managers to define roadmaps while ensuring scalable, fault-tolerant systems.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of relevant experience in cloud native architectures.
• Experience building and operating highly available, fault-tolerant platforms.
• Production services using Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
• Knowledge of CSI, CNI, Crossplane, Load Balancing, and Service Mesh frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Own system design and implementation, guiding engineering toward the big picture.
• Build proofs of concept to inform design choices and technologies.
• Collaborate with product managers and architects to shape direction.
• Contribute to the engineering roadmap with stakeholders.
• Develop best practices, share knowledge, and mentor teammates.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment fostering innovation and rapid development.

Skills

Kubernetes

Go

Bash

Linux

Containers

Service Mesh

Education

Computer Science or related field

Tools

ArgoCD

Flux

Helm

Cilium

RKE2

Job description

Akamai Cloud Technology Group (CTG) is seeking a Principal Architect to lead the design of our Kubernetes-based platform powering cloud infrastructure products. You will work embedded with the engineering team, guiding architecture and contributing to the cloud-native strategy across the global Akamai platform.

In this role you will mentor teams, build PoCs, and collaborate with product managers to define roadmaps while ensuring scalable, fault-tolerant systems.