Senior Global Network Automation Architect

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

PTO

Parental leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead the design and deployment of our global connectivity platform. You will blend software engineering with network architecture and guide reliability engineering to reduce toil through code.

In this role you will drive automation, telemetry, and observability for real-time monitoring of traffic and security services, mentor teams, and shape CI/CD and SDLC practices across architecture and engineering groups.

Qualifications

• 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Demonstrate 10+ years of experience in network and software engineering.
• Expert proficiency in Python, Ansible, Kubernetes and Source of Truth platforms.

Responsibilities

• Leading the architectural design and development software supporting Akamai's global connectivity platform.
• Driving software-defined automation to eliminate operational toil and improve network infrastructure reliability.
• Establishing telemetry systems and observability stacks for real-time monitoring of global network traffic and security services.
• Championing software engineering best practices, CI/CD pipelines, and SDLC standards across multidisciplinary teams.
• Steering capacity planning strategies and cost optimization across distributed routing, fabric, and edge security systems.

Skills

Python

Ansible

Kubernetes

Source of Truth platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Source of Truth platforms

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Principal Network Architect to lead the design and deployment of our global connectivity platform. You will blend software engineering with network architecture and guide reliability engineering to reduce toil through code.

In this role you will drive automation, telemetry, and observability for real-time monitoring of traffic and security services, mentor teams, and shape CI/CD and SDLC practices across architecture and engineering groups.