Senior Systems Engineer
Akamai · Posted Sep 25
Cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network services
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About the role
The Enterprise Hosting Services team within Akamai's Infrastructure Services organization designs and implements systems that run a variety of server operating systems on virtual, physical, and cloud infrastructures, aiming to increase productivity and security while decreasing cost, downtime, and repetitive tasks. This role works with hardware vendors to provide solutions to customers and applies automation and best practices for Linux-based operating systems to deliver a scalable and agile computing platform.
What you will do
- Keeping systems up to date with the latest software and security standards.
- Adopting best practice guidelines to influencing and implement continuous improvements to the processes.
- Collaborating and brainstorming with team members to ensure quality and accuracy of solutions
- Assessing, creating, and improving processes to ensure optimal utilization of resources and assurance of complete customer satisfaction.
- Providing support for L1, L2 operation teams.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Having 4+ years experience along with engineering graduation
- Be at ease managing multiple projects, setting stakeholder expectations, and collaborating across various teams.
- Be knowledgeable about Virtualization, Cloud Services like AWS, Azure, Hypervisors like Qemu, VMware, HyperV. As well as scripting and automation with tools such as Ansible.
- Be a good team player, collaborate, prioritize, and solve problems in a fast changing environment
- Be comfortable working with Internet protocols such as TCP/UDP, DNS, and/or HTTP/HTTPS
- Able to communicate complex technical content to a wide range of audiences with varying technical abilities
Benefits and support
- Development opportunities including programs such as GROW and Mentoring, internal events like the APEX Expo, and tools such as LinkedIn Learning
About Akamai
Akamai is a global cloud computing, cybersecurity, and content delivery network company that powers and protects digital experiences online. Its distributed edge platform optimizes web and application performance while providing robust enterprise security solutions. The company serves major global enterprises across various industries, enabling scalable cloud infrastructure and advanced threat mitigation.
- Industry
- Cloud Computing
- Company size
- 11000+ employees
- Founded
- 1998
- Location
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $61.5M raised
- 2023-08-16Post Ipo Debt
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
EVP & Chief Financial Officer
EVP & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Operating Officer & GM, Cloud Technology Group
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