Devops Engineer

Do you like collaborating across teams to solve complex problems?

Do you enjoy solving large-scale systems problems?

Join our Akamai Data Services team

Our Data Services team consists of collaborative, inclusive, and creative individuals. We develop cloud-native services with high reliability and massive scale on top of Akamai Cloud (formerly Linode). It's the most distributed and closest to the edge cloud platform in the world.

Partner with the best

You will work at the heart of the Internet. You will build and operate systems gathering telemetry from the next-generation cloud computing platform. You will join a cross-functional scrum team that owns services and products' design, development, deployment, and maintenance. Thousands of internal and external Akamai customers use these.

As a Devops Engineer you will be responsible for:

• Contributing to the design and implementation of highly available, scalable, and high-performance solutions
• Designing and developing DevOps tools to ensure seamless software delivery
• Creating and implementing procedures to automate operational tasks, moving towards a zero-touch operations model
• Developing processes and tools to monitor, analyze, maintain, and improve distributed systems

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have proven experience in provisioning and managing cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Show hands-on experience in setting up and managing large-scale container environments using Docker and Kubernetes
• Have experience with Big Data platforms (Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Flink, ClickHouse)
• Possess experience with CI/CD systems and pipelines based on git (GitOps)
• Have proficiency in at least one programming language (Java or Python), and shell scripting
• Have understanding of distributed systems and Linux networking (including TCP/IP, SSH, SSL, HTTP)
• Present communication and organizational skills, with the ability to clearly convey technical information
• Be proactive, self-driven attitude with the ability to work independently

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.