Senior Network Delivery Architect: Global Data Center Infra

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 113,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K

PTO

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Equity awards

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Delivery Architect to transform high-level platform strategies into actionable deployment plans for global infrastructure.

You will oversee capacity planning, backbone networks, and optical systems across locations, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure resiliency and scalable growth. With 8+ years of experience, you will lead projects, manage risks, and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders while advancing Akamai's

Qualifications

• 8 years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Expertise in internet architecture and optical transport systems.
• Ability to communicate risks and manage multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Managing strategic capacity planning and lifecycle processes for global physical infrastructure layers, encompassing network fabrics, core backbone networks, and optical systems.
• Leading global colocation planning, evaluating site readiness for new space or expansion, and managing comprehensive colocation exit workflows.
• Overseeing core platform project planning across product type and locations, prioritizing execution, coordinating dependencies, and managing timelines to meet high velocity business objectives.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve problems and improve efficiency in the network.

Skills

Internet architecture

Optical transport systems

High-density fabric switching

Metro routing

Colocation infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Network Delivery Architect to transform high-level platform strategies into actionable deployment plans for global infrastructure.

You will oversee capacity planning, backbone networks, and optical systems across locations, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure resiliency and scalable growth. With 8+ years of experience, you will lead projects, manage risks, and communicate complex concepts to diverse stakeholders while advancing Akamai's