Senior Global Data Center Network Engineer (Remote)

Akamai; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K savings plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai's Network Infrastructure team is seeking a Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer to oversee global data centers, networks, and servers. You will coordinate hardware deployments with on-site technicians and engage with data center Network Operations Centers to ensure uptime.

You will deploy and repair servers, storage, routers, switches, and other hardware, install firmware and software both on-site and remotely, and drive hardware lifecycle activities including migrations and upgrades to

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in a NOC environment with hands-on hardware.
• Knowledge of computer hardware and networking equipment.
• Solid troubleshooting skills in a large-scale data center environment.
• Understanding of Linux system administration, server administration, and internals.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Deploying and repairing servers, storage, routers, switches, and other hardware
• Installing hardware, cabling, firmware, and software both on-site and remotely
• Managing hardware decommission projects, including hardware disposal and data destruction
• Shipping and receiving networking equipment to maintain network availability and reliability
• Performing project work for data center migrations and hardware platform upgrades
• Coordinating data center deployments from hardware requests to rack design

Skills

NOC experience

Hardware expertise

Linux administration

Server administration

Networking equipment knowledge

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Akamai's Network Infrastructure team is seeking a Senior Network Infrastructure Engineer to oversee global data centers, networks, and servers. You will coordinate hardware deployments with on-site technicians and engage with data center Network Operations Centers to ensure uptime.

You will deploy and repair servers, storage, routers, switches, and other hardware, install firmware and software both on-site and remotely, and drive hardware lifecycle activities including migrations and upgrades to