Platform Infrastructure Engineer II

Are you passionate about architecting scalable Kubernetes systems using code?

Do you want to drive observability and resiliency for global cloud

infrastructure?

Join our team!

At Akamai, we build the digital foundation that keeps the internet running

smoothly. Our engineering teams design resilient infrastructure to power global

multi-region systems at massive scale. You will work alongside talented

engineers in a collaborative and inclusive environment dedicated to innovation

and reliability.

Partner with the best

As a Platform Infrastructure Engineer II, you will architect and automate the

global multi-region substrate for Akamai Functions. You will ensure our

Kubernetes environments are provisioned deterministically and fully observable.

Additionally, you will build tooling to support developers and hand off stable

platforms to SRE teams.

As a Platform infrastructure Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

* Architecting modular Terraform codebases to provision regional and global

Kubernetes clusters deterministically

* Packaging first-party infrastructure components using reliable,

version-controlled manifests or custom Kubernetes operators

* Engineering an observability foundation using OpenTelemetry and

VictoriaMetrics for metrics, alerts, and tracing

* Building disaster recovery tooling for seamless database backups, state

replication, and rapid cluster recreation

* Integrating new and existing shared Akamai infrastructure while transitioning

away from legacy third-party systems

* Supporting and expanding local and cloud-based development environments while

collaborating with software engineers

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

* Have 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer

Science or its equivalent

* Have experience designing production-grade Infrastructure as Code using

Terraform and managing Kubernetes environments

* Possess solid skills in building observability pipelines with OpenTelemetry

and metrics platforms

* Have understanding of multi-region scaling and high-traffic system

architecture

* Be knowledgeable in developing, debugging, and supporting software

application code alongside engineering teams

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your

favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes.

We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the

giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the

internet a better experience for everyone.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's

most distributed cloud platform.

At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because

behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're

the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures

it just works.

Benefits

at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life

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employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling

employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home,

in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based

candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $95,000 -

$171,000/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including,

but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and

location.

Compensation

for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation

package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of

annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K

savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family

friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program

including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements

apply.