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We develop applications and services to empower our customers. Our mission is to accelerate innovation by making cloud computing simple, scalable, affordable, and accessible to all. We design, develop, test and maintain products that run on our IaaS platform.\nShape the future of our Cloud Networking Platform!\nYou will be part of a team responsible for designing and developing tests, contributing to testing frameworks, and managing test execution pipelines for our portfolio of products, which are designed to manage IP Addresses across the Akamai Cloud. The team focuses on test automation and automated workflows, with an emphasis on integrating testing into CI/CD release pipelines.\nAs a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test, you will be responsible for:\nContributing towards building the roadmap for enterprise IP addressing and connectivity features.\nValidating and testing cloud-native technologies and architectures, including monitoring, troubleshooting and improving test execution pipelines.\nParticipating in the definition and adoption of best practices, knowledge sharing.\nCollaborating in an Agile environment to ensure high product quality.\nWorking in an environment that fosters innovative solutions, rapid development cycles, and open communication\nDo what you love\nTo be successful in this role you will:\nHave a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in developing test automation using any widely accepted framework with a focus on backend and REST API testing\nBe familiar with Python, or willing to learn Python\nDemonstrate solid analytical thinking, alongside solid debugging and troubleshooting skills for resolving test-related issues in complex platforms.\nHave experience leveraging CI/CD tools, specifically Jenkins and GitHub Actions, to support good software development practices.\nPossess a good understanding of networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, IPv6, VLANs, DNS, TLS, HTTP, BGP) and have practical knowledge of virtualization (such as Docker, Virtual Machines\nHave a positive view on using AI to help supplement SDLC to ensure higher quality software shipped on schedule.\nAbout us\nAt Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.\nWhether 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.\nOur focus is simple:\nCloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.\nSecurity: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.\nContent Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.\nAI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.\nAt 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.\nBenefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.\nFlexBase adapts to your job's needs\nAkamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing 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.\nWe trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.\nConnect with us on social and see what life at Akamai is like! \nCompensation\nAkamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 102,500 - 184,500 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. 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). 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