Senior Network Engineer

🕒 April 16

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Akamai Technologies

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5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

🏢 Enterprise

📱 Media

Cybersecurity • Enterprise • Media

Akamai Technologies is a global edge platform and cloud services company that delivers content delivery, edge computing, and security solutions. The company operates one of the world’s largest distributed networks to accelerate and protect web, media, and application traffic, offering products for content delivery, DDoS protection, API and app security, bot management, edge compute (serverless/edge functions), and AI inference at the edge. Akamai also provides enterprise-focused security services (zero trust, identity and access management, secure internet access) and cloud/AI infrastructure tools, and has recently expanded capabilities through acquisitions (for example LayerX) to add browser-based AI usage control.

📋 Description

• Designing, building, and maintaining our global network infrastructure. • Developing and maintaining Akamai's core network configuration templates using Jinja2. • Implementing new hardware platforms and network features within the automation framework. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data models and functional requirements. • Serving as a subject matter expert for complex network issues, performing deep-dive troubleshooting and analysis. • Creating and maintaining clear documentation & procedures.

🎯 Requirements

• Have relevant experience and a Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent experience. • Demonstrate extensive experience in IP network design and implementation of scalable BGP routing architecture. • Understand Data Center architecture, including CLOS Fabric and overlay technologies such as VxLAN and EVPN. • Have experience in managing and troubleshooting multi-vendor environments like Juniper, Cisco & routing platforms like BIRD, FRR and Cumulus. • Understand of end-to-end data flows and traffic patterns. • Develop and manage network configuration templates utilizing automation tools like Python, Ansible, and Jinja2 effectively and efficiently.

🏖️ Benefits

• Your health • Your finances • Your family • Your time at work • Your time pursuing other endeavors