Principal Architect – Cloud Native Platforms, Kubernetes

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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Akamai Technologies

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5001 - 10000 employees

🔒 Cybersecurity

💰 Post-IPO Equity on 2001-07

Cloud Computing • Cybersecurity • Content Delivery

Akamai Technologies is a leading cloud services provider that specializes in delivering security, cloud computing, and content delivery solutions. It offers a range of services such as API security, DDoS protection, and performance optimization for web applications, ensuring secure and reliable user experiences. With a robust global infrastructure, Akamai empowers businesses to streamline their digital presence while safeguarding against various cyber threats and enhancing application performance.

📋 Description

• Own system design and implementation while guiding engineering and ensuring alignment with the overall architecture • Build proof of concepts to support design choices and recommend technologies • Work with product managers and product architects to inform product direction • Shape the engineering roadmap with product and engineering management and business stakeholders • Develop best practices, share knowledge, and mentor others • Collaborate with engineering teams in an Agile environment • Lead the architecture and design of Akamai's Kubernetes-based platform underpinning cloud infrastructure products and services

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of relevant experience • Major in Computer Science or a related field • Experience building and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, and scalable platforms • Experience building production services using Kubernetes and Cloud-Native technologies, such as ArgoCD, Flux, Helm, Cilium, and RKE2 • Advanced knowledge of Kubernetes concepts including Operator/Controller patterns, Cluster API, and multi-cluster • Experience with containers and related technologies, including Docker and containerd • Significant experience with Linux, Go, and Bash • Familiarity with CSI, CNI, Crossplane, Load Balancing, and Service Mesh frameworks

🏖️ Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements through Akamai's FlexBase program: work at home, in an office, or a combination of both • Benefits supporting health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work