Senior Cloud Support Engineer

Akamai Career Site; United States; Remote; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Akamai is seeking a Senior Cloud Support Engineer to define and resolve complex technical issues across Akamai products and infrastructure from Cambridge, MA. The role involves collaborating with customer teams on pre- and post-sales issues, developing best practices, and contributing knowledge base articles.

You will serve as a subject matter expert and work with engineering to implement future enhancements. Remote work is permitted from anywhere in the United States.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, Telecommunication Networks, or Telecommunications.
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent plus five years of experience in related engineering roles.

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 investigate root problems.
• Develop methods and best practices for delivering outstanding service and contribute to knowledge base articles.
• Act as subject matter expert for multiple products and services and work with engineering to ensure supportability of new services.
• Define, coordinate, and prioritize customer feedback and ideas into engineering requirements for future enhancements.

Education

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

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 years of experience

Job description

Job Title: Senior Cloud Support Engineer
Work Location: 145 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142

Job Description

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]

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.

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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 $138,382-$189,600 /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.