Sr. Site Reliability Engineer - Remote

Do you like collaborating across teams to solve complex problems?

Do you enjoy solving large scale systems problems?

Join our highly visible Security Engineering team

Our team is part of the Akamai's Security organization, responsible for developing products and platforms focused on security. We create Fast Data Planes in an SDN system integrating dynamic Network Application products. We protect customers against growing threats of cyber-attacks and cyber terrorism.

Partner with the best

As a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, you will ensure optimal performance and up-time of our network security infrastructure. Analyzing system performance end-to-end, with a focus on the back-end and infrastructure elements. You will automate deployment and configuration workflows, Identify, and ensure complete monitoring and alerting for platform. You will also help maintain and co-own our Kubernetes platform.

As a Sr. Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Identifying gaps and providing best solutions for implementing/improving monitoring, alerting with speed error detection and automated remediation.
• Working with Dev and architects in designing, coding, testing, and delivering software to automate manual operational work
• Managing the production builds, oversee the deployment of software releases and helping to troubleshoot if issues are encountered; some deployments happen after-hours
• Helping to administer and maintain our global Kubernetes distributed cluster and work on transforming our CI/CD pipeline end-to-end to ensure automation
• Working with Major incident managers on incidents and RCA processes to identify opportunities to improve system operational stability and performance
• Providing problem resolution and troubleshoot critical system issues with quick turnaround
• Taking ownership of support issues until resolution and work with dev teams, architects if needed to resolve the issues

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a 5 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or related field or and 8 years of experience
• Demonstrate experience in Unix system administration, Site reliability engineering and good knowledge of scripting languages: Python/GO and bash or any other scripting language
• Experience with modern CI/CD pipelines and running large deployments using virtualization or container technology and microservices (Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Have some experience with SQL database technologies (mySQL, Redis and Cassandra)
• Have experience with monitoring, alerting, and logging technology (Logstash, Kibana and ElasticSearch) and open to learning Akamai internal tooling for alerting & monitoring
• Demonstrate knowledge in network technologies and internet protocols
• Be a good team player, enjoy collaborating and solving problems with others

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

Akamai is committed to complying with COVID-19 requirements in the countries where it operates. For locations or roles subject to vaccination mandates, we require proof of vaccination, if permitted, as a condition of employment. We will provide additional details regarding our vaccine record submission protocols during the hiring and onboarding process.

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