Do you enjoy problem-solving and implementing solutions?
Do you enjoy working in a highly collaborative environment?
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
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
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.
Skills Required
- 4+ years of experience
- Engineering degree or graduation
- Knowledge of virtualization technologies
- Knowledge of cloud services, including AWS and Azure
- Knowledge of hypervisors, including QEMU, VMware, or Hyper-V
- Scripting and automation experience with tools such as Ansible
- Knowledge of Internet protocols such as TCP/UDP, DNS, and HTTP/HTTPS
- Ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholder expectations
- Strong collaboration, prioritization, problem-solving, and communication skills
Akamai Technologies Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Akamai Technologies and has not been reviewed or approved by Akamai Technologies.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Unlimited PTO in the U.S., wellness days, paid volunteering time, and the FlexBase model contribute to broad time‑off flexibility. These practices are described as supporting strong work‑life balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Generous paid parental leaves, paid family care leave, subsidized backup childcare, and inclusive family‑building benefits via Carrot form a comprehensive family support suite. Coverage spans fertility support through caregiving resources.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a substantial company match and immediate vesting, plus Roth and Mega Backdoor Roth options, underpin long‑term savings. These features provide reliable long‑term savings opportunities.
Akamai Technologies Insights
What We Do
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every moment, billions of people, all over the world, are using the internet to shop, play games, look after finances, learn remotely, share videos, connect across the world, and so much more. These life-shaping digital experiences wouldn’t be possible without Akamai. We power and protect life online. It’s an extraordinary mission, and our global teams achieve it by solving the toughest challenges, and turning the impossible into the possible. 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. Thanks to our world’s most distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. Akamai keeps applications and experiences closer and threats farther away. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Do you want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges with us? Be part of an amazing team!
Why Work With Us
Our people are devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology. We find solutions through persistence, and push ground-breaking ideas forward with urgency and courage. This creates an environment where we harness creative energy and drive innovation. We are inclusive and diverse, and we love to collaborate across the world.
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