SRE Platform Lead — Linux Systems & Cloud Reliability

Akamai Technologies, Inc.; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 152,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401K savings plan

PTO vacation

Sick time

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead Linux platform engineers responsible for foundational Linux, virtualization, kernels, and guest images for Compute services.

You will shape strategy, drive reliability, security, and scalability in topeka-area data centers. You will mentor teams, set direction, manage incidents, and partner across hardware, product, and operations while delivering highly observable, resilient platforms at

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's diploma in Computer Science or its equivalent.
• Have demonstrated experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
• Have extensive experience with Linux internals, operating systems, and systems administration.
• Understand computer architecture, server hardware, and the interaction between hardware and operating systems.
• Have a track record of improving the reliability, performance, security, and maintainability of production systems at scale.
• Communicate effectively and collaborate across teams to drive technical decisions and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring, and developing a team of technical leads and Linux platform engineers.
• Setting technical direction and priorities for the team, balancing platform evolution, reliability, security, and operational needs.
• Driving engineering projects from requirements and design through implementation, validation, and deployment.
• Partnering with hardware, product, operations, and engineering teams to deliver reliable and scalable Compute platforms.
• Improving platform observability, automation, and operational practices to reduce service disruptions and accelerate incident resolution.
• Leading the investigation and resolution of complex, service-impacting issues and supporting incident response and on-call operations.

Skills

Linux internals

Server hardware

Systems administration

Leadership

Communication

Incident response

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Manager of Site Reliability Engineering to lead Linux platform engineers responsible for foundational Linux, virtualization, kernels, and guest images for Compute services.

You will shape strategy, drive reliability, security, and scalability in topeka-area data centers. You will mentor teams, set direction, manage incidents, and partner across hardware, product, and operations while delivering highly observable, resilient platforms at