System Operations Engineer

Our Team builds and delivers highly secure network security frameworks to protect our customers. We collaborate to create next-generation initiatives supporting automation, deployment, and monitoring of 3rd party cloud infrastructure.  

In this role you will provide advanced cloud operations for the top-of-the-line security products on the market, including our unique Zero Trust Security platform. You will be focusing on a cutting-edge suite of services to ensure application and network performance, reliability and security for users connecting through the Akamai Zero Trust platform.

As a System Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for:

. Provide continuous monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the various application servers, systems.

.      Recommend/Document System Operations Procedures

.  Analyzing logs and events from the cloud service to ensure smooth service operation.

·    Participating in on-call rotation (24x7 team) with other members of the System Engineering team.

To be successful in this role you will:

·    A bachelor’s degree in Engineering or relevant  field

. 2+ years of experience in Production support

.   Good to have experience in Cloud platform, Kubernetes

·    Good to have experience/knowledge on Ansible/Terraform/Chef

Be experienced with monitoring and analytics tools such as Prometheus, Sensu

·    Proficiency in Systems Administration in Linux preferably Ubuntu

.   Be experienced with any scripting knowledge preferably bash/Python

.       Good Understanding of Network protocols such as DNS/HTTP/TCP/IP

              .     Good understanding of AI/ML, specifically Agentic AI, MCP etc.

We recognize that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best can vary for each person.

This is a flexible role and may be performed at your home and/or the local Akamai office (in the country advertised). We are happy to discuss working options in this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

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.

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.

Innovating on a global scale, we deliver our customers a fast, smart and secure intelligent edge platform. Working against a backdrop of digital collaboration, our highly skilled teams build progressive solutions that have the scope to transform entertainment, business, and life in ways that we have yet to imagine.