Chief Architect - IaaS Platform & Products

Job Description

Would designing and building public cloud services excite you?

Are you passionate about the design of cloud products and services at scale?

Join our Cloud Technology Engineering team! 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.

As a Chief Architect, You Will Be Responsible For

• 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.

Do What You Love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 15 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree or its 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.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that we have used to create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Benefits

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

About Us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

If no date is displayed, applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $217,900 - $392,100/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry‑leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.

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