Senior Cloud Support Engineer

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

Holidays / vacation (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

FlexBase program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the Senior Cloud Support Engineer role in Cambridge, MA. Telecommuting is allowed from anywhere in the United States, with primary location in Cambridge.

The role focuses on diagnosing complex issues across Akamai products and working with customers to ensure successful resolutions. Candidates should have a Master’s degree (or 5 years experience with a Bachelor's) in CS/Engineering/IT, with strong knowledge of networks, security, and protocols.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Engineering/IT or related fields.
• Experience in network security, network protocols, and wireless networking.
• Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree plus five years in a closely related engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Define and resolve complex technical issues related to Akamai products and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with customer technical teams on pre- and post-sales issues to diagnose root causes.
• Develop methods and best practices for delivering outstanding service and knowledge sharing.
• Act as SME for multiple products and services and work with engineering for supportability.
• Translate customer feedback into engineering requirements for future enhancements.

Skills

Network security

Network protocols

TCP/IP

Wireless networking

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Bachelor’s degree + 5 years experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Cloud Support Engineer

Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142

Job Description:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Senior Cloud Support Engineer Define and resolve complex technical issues related to Akamai products and infrastructure. Work with customer technical teams on pre- and post- sales technical issues to investigate root problems involving complex data analysis from Akamai’s distributed network and examination of interaction with origin infrastructure. Develop methods and best practices for delivering outstanding service, as well as participating in knowledge sharing through creation of knowledge base articles. Act as subject matter expert for multiple products and services, and work with engineering to ensure that new services can be supported as part of the introduction process. Define, coordinate, and prioritize customer feedback and ideas into engineering requirements for future enhancements to Akamai services, and working with engineering and product management to implement enhancements. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere in the United States. [AG0209]

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Required Qualification:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Master Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Telecommunication Networks, or Telecommunications.

Must Have: Any prior academic or professional experience with the following: network security & management; network protocols for switching and routing including gateway protocols and multiprotocol label switching; internet protocol technology such as TCP/IP, user datagram protocol, and hypertext transfer protocol; broadband networks, frame relays, and SMDS; network management for network types including mesh, bus, and star networks; event simulation and queueing using wireshare, netflow, and tcpdump; and wireless networking.

Alternatively, employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Telecommunication Networks, or Telecommunications, plus five (5) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day. Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits (https://www.akamai.com/careers/working-at-akamai?utm_source=akamai&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=benefits) .

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $138382-$189600 /year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity Rights

Akamai Technologies is an Affi­­mative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.