Site Reliability Engineer
Akamai TechnologiesAbout the role
Are you excited by the opportunity to monitor and produce internet solutions?
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Join our highly skilled security Join our highly skilled Security team
Our Team develops and sells Akamai's carrier network security products to fixed and mobile network service providers. We specialize in delivering highly scalable network infrastructure and access-based security products to our customers. We collaborate to enable our customers to provide high-quality, secure internet and network access to their end-users.
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As a Site Reliability Engineer you will be working with python code bases involving complex threat detection algorithms in an ultra-high traffic environment. You would be reading complex code and troubleshooting it and providing solutions. Our team is instrumental in maintaining network stability by improving monitoring processes and developing tools.
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Troubleshooting complex production issues in a distributed environment
- Performing system programming/automation to solve complex issues
- Defining database requirements as part of the product lifecycle to influence the new designs and standards
- Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
- Working with Dev and Quality Assurance teams to create more robust solutions, code improvement and stability
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 1+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in related technical field.
- Have proven experience as a systems performance/ site reliability or Devops engineer
- Develop software using Python or any scripting programming language
- Have experience working with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra or Redis
- Have experience with orchestration tools eg Chef or Ansible
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
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