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Site Reliability Engineer II

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 2 years of relevant experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Containerization, and Docker
  • Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform

Responsibilities

  • Improve the performance, availability, and scalability of large distributed content delivery systems
  • Define and establish measurable Service Level Indicators and Service Level Objectives
  • Monitor platform availability and performance, debug issues, and implement corrective actions
  • Develop and implement automation solutions to improve operational efficiency

About the company

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Akamai Technologies

Cloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges? Be part of an amazing team. Let’s connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryCloud Computing & Infrastructure (IaaS/PaaS)
Company size5001 - 10000

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Job description

Do you like collaborating across teams to solve complex problems?

Do you enjoy solving large scale distributed content delivery challenges?

Join our highly skilled Site Reliability Team

The Platform & Reliability Engineering team is responsible for defining, measuring, & optimizing the key performance indicators of delivery customers. Your expertise in software engineering and systems administration will be instrumental in building robust and resilient infrastructure.

Partner with the best

In this role, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our products. You'll collaborate closely with product teams to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. You'll define key performance indicators (KPIs). Advance the state of monitoring, alerting and operational responses, and investigate complex performance issues.

As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

  • Working on Internet technologies to improve the performance, availability, and scalability of large distributed content delivery systems
  • Engaging in collaborative efforts with cross-functional teams to define and establish measurable Service Level Indicators and Service Level Objectives
  • Monitoring platform availability and performance, debug issues by leveraging data analysis skills and implement corrective actions to avoid recurrence
  • Developing and implement automation solutions to improve operational efficiency and reduce toil.
  • Improving CI/CD pipelines and safe deployment practices for platform services.
  • Participating in design reviews and providing technical guidance to ensure designs meet requirements for scalability, performance, and robustness

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

  • Have 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
  • Have hands-on experience with compute platforms such as Kubernetes, Containerization, and Docker
  • Have experience with monitoring and alerting systems (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ADBMS, Datadog), including metric collection, alerting, dashboarding, and troubleshooting
  • Show fluency working in a UNIX/Linux computing environment
  • Have familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
  • Have proficiency with a configuration management tool such as Ansible, Salt Stack, Chef, Puppet, or similar

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

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We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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