Senior Software Engineer, Cloud & Government Platforms

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 121,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

Paid time off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Custom Government Engineering Team in the United States.

You will help design, build, and deliver secure cloud solutions for government networks, working with Operations and SRE to deploy and improve resilient Application Delivery Networks. You will lead initiatives, manage SDLC, and contribute to next-generation platform capabilities while applying security best practices and zero-trust principles.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in software engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Solid knowledge of Linux/Unix administration and debugging tools.
• Proficiency in Python or Perl and shell scripting.
• Experience managing CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or similar tools.
• Hands-on with Docker, NoSQL, cloud storage, and networking protocols.
• Familiarity with Zero Trust, PKI, security patching, and security practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage CI/CD pipelines and improve testing frameworks.
• Lead design and deployment of custom government network platforms.
• Develop next-generation capabilities for platform services.
• Guide code reviews and apply security patches.
• Collaborate across teams to manage SDLC with Agile and AI workflows.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and SRE to troubleshoot complex systems.

Skills

CI/CD pipelines

Linux administration

Python

Perl

Docker

NoSQL

Cloud storage

Networking

Security

Zero Trust

PKI

Security patching

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Jenkins

CI/CD tooling

Automation frameworks

Monitoring tools

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Custom Government Engineering Team in the United States.

You will help design, build, and deliver secure cloud solutions for government networks, working with Operations and SRE to deploy and improve resilient Application Delivery Networks. You will lead initiatives, manage SDLC, and contribute to next-generation platform capabilities while applying security best practices and zero-trust principles.