System Operations Engineer - Remote

About the position

Are you looking to work with an international team to solve problems on a global scale? Do you enjoy being a subject matter expert? Join our System Operations Team! The System Operations team works within the Global Performance and Operations organization along with the company's top developers to deploy and support 200,000+ servers across the globe. System Operations ensures that Akamai's platform remains reliable and maintainable in a fast paced, evolving environment. The System Operations team manages Akamai's production environment and shares responsibility for keeping it fast, secure and reliable. This role requires in-depth knowledge of proprietary services in addition to a big picture understanding of the entire infrastructure. The Systems Operations Engineer directly supports the core infrastructure services at Akamai.

Responsibilities

  • Managing, enforcing, and implementing processes that provide internal users access to core infrastructure
  • Working through detail-oriented procedures to handle change requests to Akamai's deployed network
  • Collaborating with our global System Operations team to maintain consistent workflows across the group
  • Serving as an escalation point for internal users on a broad range of issues
  • Being subject matter and implementation expertise
  • Promoting operational best practices to maintain the integrity of the Akamai network

Requirements

  • Sufficient Linux knowledge or experience
  • 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems, another related field or its equivalent
  • Experience in troubleshooting complex issues
  • Understanding of modern Internet protocols
  • Communication skills to foster rapport with all colleagues
  • Experience with scripting languages like Perl, Python, Shell
  • Some experience with operations or large networks

Benefits

  • Healthcare
  • 401K savings plan
  • Company holidays
  • Vacation (in the form of PTO)
  • Sick time
  • Family friendly benefits including parental leave
  • Employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness
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