Chief Architect - IaaS Platform & Products

Akamai

7d • Remote

About The Position

Akamai's Cloud Technology Engineering Group designs and builds the core platform for compute, storage, networking, and developer-focused services. We collaborate closely, value pragmatic engineering, and take pride in delivering highly reliable distributed systems.
Shape the future of Akamai's Connected Cloud
As a Chief Architect, you will define and lead the technical architecture for Akamai's cloud platform and services. This role will partner across engineering, product, and leadership to shape the technical direction of our IaaS products spanning virtualization, Kubernetes, cloud storage, networking, and large-scale distributed systems.

Requirements

• Have 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or it's equivalent.
• Have technical understanding across several of the following: Linux, Virtualization, Kubernetes, Cloud networking and service connectivity and Cloud storage systems
• Possess experience architecting and operating highly available, fault-tolerant, globally distributed systems.
• Be able to think holistically about systems performance, reliability, security, operability, and cost.
• Possess good communication skills from writing clear design proposals to engaging executive leadership.
• Demonstrate industry impact through open-source contributions, technical publications, standards work, or conference speaking at communities such as CNCF.

Responsibilities

• Defining the platform-level architecture standards, patterns, and principles for Akamai Cloud services.
• Evaluating and guiding decisions across virtualization, containers, storage, networking, and orchestration. Build alignment and consensus across engineering organizations.
• Helping engineering teams adopt pragmatic, high-impact solutions and unblock complex technical challenges.
• Contributing to build / partner / buy decisions with product and corporate development stakeholders.
• Representing Akamai Cloud in the broader engineering community through speaking, writing, standards participation, or open-source engagement.
• Mentoring senior engineers and architects, helping develop the next generation of technical leaders.

Benefits

• opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things
• benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future.
• benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: Your health Your finances Your family Your time at work Your time pursuing other endeavors
• benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive