Senior SRE - Global Load Balancing & Cloud Networking Remote

Akamai Technologies GmbH; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 86,117 - 154,925; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness support

Competitive compensation package

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

Akamai Technologies GmbH, located in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior II Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability of load balancing infrastructure. The role involves operational reliability management, leading incident responses, and collaborating with various teams.

Key qualifications include over 8 years of experience in SRE, expertise with Linux networking, and experience in load balancing technologies. The position also emphasizes automation using Python or Go and understanding of Kubernetes. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered including health and wellness support.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in SRE or infrastructure engineering.
• Demonstrates deep expertise with Linux networking and diagnostic tools.
• Hands-on experience with L4/L7 load balancing technologies.
• Track record of defining SLO/SLI frameworks and incident management.
• Expertise in Kubernetes and containerization at scale.
• Build automation using Python or Go.

Responsibilities

• Own the SRE infrastructure lifecycle from design to reliability management.
• Design frameworks for load balancing services.
• Build observability pipelines for rapid incident triage.
• Lead technical incident response for complex failures.
• Automate safe deployment workflows for global rollouts.
• Produce actionable SRE input on operational risks.

Skills

Experience in SRE, infrastructure engineering, or platform engineering

Linux networking fundamentals

L4/L7 load balancing technologies

SLO/SLI frameworks

Kubernetes and containerization

Automation using Python or Go

Infrastructure-as-code (SaltStack, Ansible, Terraform)

Job description

Akamai Technologies GmbH, located in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior II Site Reliability Engineer to ensure the reliability of load balancing infrastructure. The role involves operational reliability management, leading incident responses, and collaborating with various teams.

Key qualifications include over 8 years of experience in SRE, expertise with Linux networking, and experience in load balancing technologies. The position also emphasizes automation using Python or Go and understanding of Kubernetes. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered including health and wellness support.