Platform Operations Engineer - Cambridge MA- 2nd Shift

AkamaiCambridge, MA
$54,600 - $113,400Onsite

About The Position

The Change Safety Deployment team in Global Performance and Operations (GPO) Solutions focuses on deploying large-scale changes to our numerous networks safely, while optimizing and integrating change safety into GPO's numerous workflows. The team is devoted to solving the toughest technical challenges while implementing changes to optimize efficiency and effectiveness. As a Platform Operations Engineer, you will be responsible for change safety in Operations, improving and streamlining existing processes and procedures while being a point person for issues and questions. This role will also participate in the incident reduction initiative and long-term troubleshooting of customer-facing issues triggered by a change on the deployed network.

Requirements

  • Have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant related technical field or its equivalent
  • Possess experience of administering, monitoring and resolving issues in a high availability platform environment
  • Demonstrate experience of Linux/Unix system and an understanding of SQL and Scripting languages
  • Be experienced in network technologies and internet protocols such as TCP/IP, WAN and DNS
  • Be a team player, able to collaborate, prioritize, and solve problems in an ever-changing environment
  • Have excellent communication and written skills to articulate technical information to internal teams and customers
  • Be required to undergo or possess and maintain a successfully adjudicated USG Tier 3 background investigation

Responsibilities

  • Troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues in area of specialty
  • Identifying and implementing process and efficiency improvements in favor of change safety
  • Improving tools, alerts, documentations, and procedures in favor of change safety
  • Maintaining positive relationships across the teams
  • Collaborating with our global Change Safety Optimization team to maintain consistent workflows across the group
  • Working 4:30pm - 12:30am Eastern Standard Time on Monday through Friday in the Cambridge, Massachusetts office

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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