Akamai: Senior DevOps Engineer II

Are you excited to work on innovative enterprise security products?

Are you passionate about developing top of the line applications using cutting-edge technologies?

Join our team

Our team operates within the Zero Trust Security Group, which develops and maintains leading-edge security solutions for Akamai enterprise customers. Through collaboration across the organization, our primary objective is to enable our business to produce top-tier secured products, enhance our security features, and ensure robust protection for our customers.

Shape internet security

As a Senior II DevOps Engineer, you will develop and maintain cloud infrastructures and web applications, focusing on FedRAMP standards. Working on top-notch network security projects with highly skilled colleagues, you will enjoy challenges in an exciting, dynamic learning environment.

As a Senior II DevOps Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Developing, configuring, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, ensuring seamless and reliable software delivery
• Monitoring CI/CD pipeline performance, identify and resolve issues, and optimize pipelines for speed and reliability
• Working closely with engineering teams to design and shape the product deployment
• Documenting CI/CD processes, pipeline configurations, and best practices to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintain clear operational guidelines.
• Staying up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in CI/CD and DevOps, and implementing improvements to enhance pipeline efficiency and effectiveness

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8+ years of experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, or other related field
• Have experience working on Linux based infrastructure, Bash/Python or any other programming languages used in DevOps scripting etc.
• Have hands-on experience in Kubernetes, Docker, Helm and an understanding of APIs and microservices architectures
• Have an understanding of CI/CD and experience in GitOps with Argo CD, Jenkins, or similar tools
• Have experience with VMware, data stacks, compliance (FIPS/FedRAMP), and AI/MLOps or AIOps exposure
• Have experience with CSP like AWS, GCP, or Azure and Terraform and IaC practices
• Be eligible to obtain Secret Security Clearance 

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. 

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