Akamai Technologies

Senior Systems Engineer

Akamai Technologies • $110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience in systems engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
  • Familiarity with virtualization and cloud services (AWS, Azure)
  • Proficient in scripting and automation tools (Ansible)
  • Knowledge of Internet protocols (TCP/UDP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS)

Responsibilities

  • Maintain systems with the latest software and security standards
  • Influence and implement continuous process improvements
  • Collaborate with team members for solution quality and accuracy
  • Assess and improve processes for resource optimization and customer satisfaction
  • Provide support for L1 and L2 operation teams

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud and virtualization
  • Collaborative team environment focused on continuous improvement
  • Engagement with hardware vendors for innovative solutions
  • Flexible work environment promoting agility
  • Access to professional development resources through exploratory calls with recruiters
Full Job Description
Job Description

Join our Infrastructure Services team!

Our Enterprise Hosting Services team is responsible for designing and implementing systems that run a variety of server OS on virtual (physical, cloud) infrastructures. As an industry leading team, we work to increase productivity and security while decreasing cost, downtime and repetitive tasks.

Partner with the best

In this role you will be working with hardware vendors to provide solutions to the customers. Also, working with automation and best practices for Linux based operating systems to provide a scalable and agile computing platform.

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for:
  • 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.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:
  • 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

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.

About Akamai Technologies

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is a global content delivery network (CDN), cybersecurity, and cloud service company. The company provides web and mobile performance solutions, cloud security solutions, enterprise access solutions, and video delivery solutions. Akamai was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The company serves a wide range of industries, including media and entertainment, gaming, software, financial services, healthcare, and others. Akamai is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol AKAM.
Learn more about Akamai Technologies
Size
8,700 employees
Market Cap
$13 billion
Industry
Net Income
$557 million
Founded
1998
5 Year Trend
+8.1%
Revenue
$3.1 billion
NASDAQ

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