Overview
Do you have a passion for network infrastructure technologies?
Would you enjoy building high use and highly critical global platform infrastructures?
Join our Network Infrastructure Team
The Network Infrastructure Engineering team build and maintain the Akamai network. We work closely with field technicians, ISPs, partners and internal operations, engineering staff to support continued growth. We manage the deployment of networks infrastructure, diagnosing hardware problems, facilitating server repairs, managing Akamai's hardware assets.
Partner with the best
As a Network Infrastructure Engineer, you will design and deploy server clusters. Remotely diagnose hardware problems and facilitate server repairs and manage Akamai's hardware assets. You will be managing a team of field technicians and working closely with external partners. You will also ensure the service we deliver is exceptional with our Internal cross-functional teams as well.
As a Network Infrastructure Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Working closely with field technicians, ISPs and Akamai partners for installation and maintenance of Akamai Network Infrastructure.
- Managing server deployments, network installations, work closely with network architects, network engineers, contract managers, and operations staff.
- Coordinating with internal operations, engineering staff during pre and post-install stages of deployment projects.
- Designing, deploying, configuring and maintaining networks and remotely diagnose hardware problems, repair network, switch and router issues.
- Recruiting, train and manage field technicians.
- Identifying, assess, track, and mitigate issues and risks and anticipate bottlenecks and manage escalations.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 4 to 5 years of hands-on experience with network gear/switch hardware.
- Have layer 2 troubleshooting skills and good layer 3 concepts and basic knowledge of Unix/Linux command-line interface.
- Be experienced in large-scale data center hardware deployments and building scaling infrastructure.
- Have knowledge of Networking concepts such as IP addressing, DHCP, VLAN, Internet Protocols like TCP/IP and DNS.
- Be comfortable with Linux, hardware systems support in an Internet operations environment, anticipate risk and plan contingencies.
- Be familiar with routers and managed switches and have exposure to project management tools and techniques
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.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work
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!
