Site Reliability Engineer

Required Education and Experience
Applicants must meet one of the following education and experience requirements:
* 4 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or its equivalent or
* 3 years of relevant experience and a Master’s degree in Computer Science} or its equivalent

Required Skills
* 3+ years industry experience in C or C++ programming.
* 2+ years industry experience with Linux or other Unix-like flavor.
* 1+ years of experience with most of the following: TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, HTML, and SSL protocols.
* 1+ years of experience with distributed systems and monitoring; LAMP and NMS (Nagios, MRTG).
* 2+ years of experience with troubleshooting high performance systems

Desired Skills
* Ability to write clear documents in English describing network issues and their resolution.
* Experience with and detailed knowledge of the HTTP protocol.
* Experience with Java web applications.
* Exposure to network protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, etc).
* Working knowledge of SQL.
* Ability to handle multiple issues at a time.
* Understanding of common internet principles and protocols and implementation.
* Experience with principles of software development and design, and experience with common programming languages such as SQL, perl, python, C/C#.
* Thorough understanding of distributed systems and/or virtual machine systems
* Experience in networked systems operation and monitoring. Experience in the evaluation and benchmarking of network performance.
* Interest in working in a dynamic and fast paced environment
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.