Network Engineer II

🕒 May 5

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

🍂 Massachusetts – Remote

💵 $88.9k - $160.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🛜 Network Engineer / Network Administrator

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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

• Leading efforts in designing and implementing a global network infrastructure • Developing operational standards while addressing complex issues in routing and data center fabrics • Ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across a multi-vendor environment • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define data models and functional requirements • Configuring BGP and troubleshooting for complex peering relationships • Implementing new hardware platforms and network features within the automation framework • Acting as a subject matter expert and final point of escalation for production network issues • Creating and maintaining clear documentation & procedures.

🎯 Requirements

• 5 years relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience • Experience in IP network design and implementation of scalable BGP routing architecture • Understanding of Data Center architecture, including CLOS Fabric and overlay technologies such as VxLAN and EVPN • Experience in managing and troubleshooting multi-vendor environments like Juniper, Cisco & routing platforms like BIRD, FRR and Cumulus • Understanding of end-to-end data flows and traffic patterns • Highly organized self-starter comfortable working with cross-functional teams.

🏖️ Benefits

• Healthcare • 401K savings plan • Company holidays • Vacation (in the form of PTO) • Sick time • Parental leave • Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness.