Site Reliability Engineer II - Remote

Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges?

Do you have a passion for cutting edge technologies and tackling system problems?

Join our highly skilled Site Reliability team

Our team is responsible for monitoring and measuring the reliability of our suite of Compute products and platform. In collaboration with Engineering and Product teams, we focus on improving the performance and reliability of the products we support.

Partner with the best

As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you'll apply statistical data analysis and an understanding of networking protocols to diagnose and solve some of the Internet's most difficult content delivery/cloud challenges. You will work with cross-functional teams to understand and benchmark the performance of our key products and services and influence their evolution.

As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

• Investigating and troubleshoot networking problems within Linux based networking stack
• Monitoring the functioning and performance of the networking infrastructure via Prometheus metric systems and Grafana dashboards
• Solving complex problems in a timely manner and avoid recurrence through proactive troubleshooting, automation, and systems programming
• Building software tools and systems to automate analytical tasks and workflows to increase efficiency and reliability
• Leveraging skills in data analysis, network diagnostics and debugging tools to characterize performance and recommend improvements
• Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 2 years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or its equivalent experience
• Have experience and knowledge with L7 traffic management using technologies like envoy, haproxy, nginx
• Have experience and knowledge with networking technologies such as routing, firewall and DNS
• Have experience with Linux systems and tools such as netstats, traceroute, tcpdump
• Have experience using automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, or Salt Stack

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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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

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.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from $83,800 - $174,200/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. 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.