Akamai Technologies is looking for a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) to join its remote U.S. team. This is a strong opportunity for an engineering professional interested in building reliable, scalable, and highly available systems while working across cloud infrastructure, automation, monitoring, and production operations. The role is well suited to candidates who enjoy solving complex technical problems and improving the reliability and performance of large-scale technology platforms.
Job Overview
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Company Name | Akamai Technologies |
| Role | Site Reliability Engineer |
| Qualification | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field |
| Job Location | Remote, United States |
| Salary | $75,700 – $136,300 per year |
| Work Type | Remote |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
| Job Level | Mid-Level / Experienced |
| Industry | Information Technology / Cloud & Internet Infrastructure |
Job Description
In this role, you will focus on configuration management, IAC, and CI/CD. You will design, develop, and operate infrastructure deployment for the Akamai Cloud.
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Designing, developing, testing, and operating critical services that support the reliability, scalability, and performance of our infrastructure.
- Designing and implementing observability solutions, including monitoring, logging, alerting, and telemetry capabilities, to proactively detect and resolve issues
- Driving reliability improvements through automation, reducing operational toil and increasing the resilience of engineering processes.
- Developing technical expertise in IAC systems and serving as a trusted technical resource, mentoring engineers and sharing best practices
- Collaborating with software engineering, infrastructure, and platform teams to investigate complex production issues, identify root causes, and implement long-term corrective actions.
- Participating in an on-call rotation and providing leadership during incident response, driving timely service restoration, effective communication, and post-incident improvement efforts.
Do What You Love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent
- Demonstrate experience in a Site Reliability or Software Engineering role, working with large-scale distributed systems.
- Have experience with Terraform, including module development, state management, workspace design, policy enforcement, and enterprise-scale Infrastructure as Code implementations
- Have experience managing Infrastructure as Code solutions using tools such as Terraform, SaltStack, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, or similar technologies
- Have experience with designing, developing, and deploying software and infrastructure at scale in a Linux environment.
- Have great communication and interpersonal skills
Selection Process
- Application Submission – Submit your online application and updated resume.
- Resume Screening – The recruitment team reviews your qualifications and relevant experience.
- Recruiter Discussion – Shortlisted candidates may participate in an initial discussion with the recruiter.
- Technical Interview – Assessments may cover SRE practices, cloud technologies, automation, Linux, networking, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
- Hiring Manager Interview – Discussion about your experience, problem-solving approach, and suitability for the team.
- Final Interview – Additional technical or behavioral discussions may be conducted.
- Offer & Background Checks – Selected candidates receive an offer, subject to applicable employment and background-check requirements.
How to Apply
- Visit the official Akamai Technologies careers website.
- Search for the Site Reliability Engineer position.
- Review the job requirements and responsibilities carefully.
- Click Apply and create or sign in to your candidate account.
- Upload your latest resume and provide the required information.
- Complete the application and submit it for consideration.
- Monitor your email for updates from Akamai’s recruitment team.
