Senior Cloud Platform & Security Engineer

Akamai Career Site; United States; Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai’s Custom Government Engineering Team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deliver secure, resilient cloud solutions for public sector networks. You will collaborate with Operations and SRE to deploy and improve custom government platform services across the full stack.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, drive secure software delivery, and guide code reviews while applying zero trust security practices.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and debugging tools.
• Proficient in Linux shell scripting and Python or Perl.
• Experience with CI/CD automation using Jenkins or similar.
• Hands-on with Docker, NoSQL databases, cloud storage, and networking protocols.
• Familiar with Zero Trust Architecture and PKI standards; security patching.
• U.S. Citizenship and eligible for security clearance (active not required).

Responsibilities

• Managing CI/CD pipelines, enhancing software tools, and developing robust testing frameworks to ensure quality release standards
• Leading technical initiatives and taking ownership of the design, deployment, and evolution of custom government network platforms
• Designing and developing next-generation capabilities for custom platform services in a collaborative environment
• Guiding code reviews, applying security patches, and identifying ongoing improvements for software delivery and system performance
• Collaborating across cross-functional teams to manage SDLC release cycles using modern Agile practices and AI-assisted workflows
• Partnering with Operations, Engineering, and SRE teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex technical system issues

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Shell scripting

Python/Perl scripting

Security best practices

Team collaboration

Cloud and edge security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

NoSQL databases

Cloud storage

Jenkins

Job description

Akamai’s Custom Government Engineering Team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to design, build, and deliver secure, resilient cloud solutions for public sector networks. You will collaborate with Operations and SRE to deploy and improve custom government platform services across the full stack.

You will own CI/CD pipelines, drive secure software delivery, and guide code reviews while applying zero trust security practices.