Senior Network Automation & Architecture Lead

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

Job summary

Akamai's Core IP Networking team seeks a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a global connectivity platform. You will guide software development and reliability engineering to scale services, reduce toil, and deliver resilient network infrastructure.

You’ll mentor engineering teams, define standards for CI/CD and SDLC, and architect cloud-native infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and telemetry at scale.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant experience in networking or software engineering.
• 10+ years of network and software engineering experience.
• Proficiency with Python, Ansible, Kubernetes, and SoT 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 cutting-edge 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 architecture and engineering 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

Job description

Akamai's Core IP Networking team seeks a Principal Network Architect to lead SRE-style development for a global connectivity platform. You will guide software development and reliability engineering to scale services, reduce toil, and deliver resilient network infrastructure.

You’ll mentor engineering teams, define standards for CI/CD and SDLC, and architect cloud-native infrastructure with infrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, and telemetry at scale.