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# Senior Site Reliability Engineer

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Madison, WI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $146,600.0 - $263,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Information Systems, Computer Programming, Computer Networks, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Perl (Programming Language), Fault Tolerance, Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP), Python (Programming Language), Log Analysis, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Akamai, Software Engineering, TCP/IP, Scripting, Transport Layer Security, Cloud Platform System, Computer Network Technologies, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/6A603001E1F14EF79539D77D5B9D994C/job/

## About the Role

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Networking, IT, Information Systems, or Telecommunications Engineering, plus two (2) years of experience in the job offered or closely related engineering role.

Must have: Two (2) years of experience with the following: programming with scripting languages such as Java, Perl, and Python; network technologies such as HTTP, TCP/IP, and TLS/SSL; Linux/Unix operating systems; software debugging; and large-scale distributed systems.

## Description

Akamai Technologies, Inc. is hiring for the following role in Cambridge, MA (multiple openings): Senior Site Reliability Engineer Perform site reliability engineering duties in furtherance of ensuring application and network performance, reliability and security for users of our platforms; deploy and operate scalable, highly available, and fault tolerant systems; analyze and improve the security, stability, speed, and capacity of our network; automate new cloud service deployments; monitor and troubleshoot cloud services to ensure SLA is met and adequate capacity is available; analyze logs and events from the cloud service and providing recommendations to ensure smooth service operation; work within large-scale cloud-based infrastructure; quickly identify and resolve infrastructure issues. Telecommuting permitted from anywhere within the United States. [AG0182]


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