Senior Release Engineer

Are you excited to work on innovative enterprise security products?

Are you passionate about developing top of the line applications using cutting-edge technologies?

Join our team

The team works in the Zero Trust Security Group, creating security solutions for government and defense clients. They develop secure platforms for regulated environments and design cloud-native and edge solutions. These integrate seamlessly with tactical networks, enterprise systems, and partner technologies, ensuring mission-critical operations. The group collaborates globally to deliver innovative and reliable security capabilities.

Shape internet security

As a Release Engineer, develop and maintain cloud infrastructures and web applications aligned with FedRAMP standards. Collaborate globally on advanced network security solutions with skilled colleagues in a dynamic, engaging learning environment.

As a Senior Release Engineer, you will be responsible for:

Designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines by developing, configuring, and maintaining automation for builds, tests, and deployments to ensure reliability.

Monitoring and Troubleshooting: Monitor CI/CD pipeline performance, identify and resolve issues, and optimize pipelines for speed and reliability

Collaborating with engineering teams to design product deployment and documenting CI/CD processes, pipeline configurations, and best practices for knowledge sharing.

Staying informed about CI/CD and DevOps advancements, proposing improvements, and implementing changes to optimize pipeline efficiency and effectiveness.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

Have 5+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Demonstrate expertise in Linux and proficiency in scripting using Bash, Python, or comparable programming languages.

Have hands-on experience with AWS and Terraform/IaaC practices, Good to have with GCP or Azure

Have hands-on experience in Kubernetes, Docker, Helm and an understanding of APIs and microservices architectures

Have an understanding of CI/CD and solid experience in GitOps with ArgoCD, Jenkins, Github.

About us

At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.

Whether 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.

Our focus is simple:

Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.

Security : Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.

Content Delivery : Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.

AI : Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.

At 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.

Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.

FlexBase adapts to your job's needs

Akamai'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.

We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.

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