Site Reliability Engineer II
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 6, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 5, 2026. Akamai scores A on the Alion truth index.
Do you have a passion for network automation?
Do you want to help scale a global platform?
Join the Mapping SRE team
Our team supports Akamai's global backbone and networking technologies by solving operational challenges through code. This position focuses on reducing toil through code, improving our ability to build and scale. As an SRE, you will be a crucial part of our ability to deliver global infrastructure connectivity for the next generation of Akamai's services.
Partner with the best
Our SRE team sits directly next to Architecture, Engineering and Ops. We are tasked with identifying the biggest areas for improvement and are responsible for designing and building solutions. With a focus on software, you will be directly responsible for continuously improving Akamai's ability to monitor and operate our backbone.
As a Site Reliability Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Designing and building systems that support automated operational workflows and provide deep insights into our global network data
- Identifying and eliminate bottlenecks in operational workflows caused by process inefficiencies, manual toil, and technical debt
- Generating telemetry data and deep observability for network infrastructure
- Architecting our code to be self-sustainable, robust and easily maintainable, focusing on CI/CD, test-driven development, and iterative design
- Supporting and deploying cloud-native, third party software utilizing an infrastructure as code paradigm
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Contribute to the design and implementation of full stack systems, utilizing appropriate tools and frameworks for a given task
- Identify operational inefficiencies and develop software solutions to help relieve process bottlenecks.
- Maintain and enhance network telemetry and automation software stacks, including source of truth systems, metric agents, time-series databases, dashboarding, and alerting.
- Apply software and SDLC best practices consistently, supporting greater development efficiency within a collaborative team.
- Develop a strong understanding of global, complex, interconnected systems and proactively contribute to their reliability.
Build your career at Akamai
Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.
With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.
Learn more
Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.