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# Architect - Infrastructure Systems

- **Company:** Akamai Technologies
- **Location:** Jackson, MS, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $146,400 - $263,600
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Automation of Tests, Code Review, Software Debugging, Python (Programming Language), Operational Data Store, Akamai, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Information Technology, Modeling and Simulation, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/61A8D4468E2245A381F7B294FE425E5D/job/

## About the Role

* Have 8+ years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field
 * Have experience developing, debugging, and extending production-grade software using Python and working with SQL datasets
 * Demonstrate solid quantitative and algorithmic problem-solving skills to independently drive solutions for ambiguous technical challenges
 * Possess familiarity with standard software development practices, including version control, automated testing, code review, and system debugging
 * Be knowledgeable about mathematical optimization, simulation modeling, infrastructure control planes, or container management systems

## Description

Are you passionate about shaping cloud compliance architecture and technical control strategy?

Do you want to turn intricate data, algorithms, and mathematical models into high-impact production software?

Join our team

At Akamai, we power and protect life online. Our CTG team advances infrastructure resilience and leads transformative security compliance initiatives across global environments.

Partner with the best

In this role, you will contribute directly to infrastructure control-plane capabilities. You will analyze operational data, evaluate solution tradeoffs, and develop production-grade software to optimize shared compute and delivery platforms.

As a Senior Architect, you will be responsible for:

 * Translating product, platform, and operational requirements into well-defined quantitative models and technical problems
 * Designing algorithms and decision logic for capacity allocation, resource scheduling, and infrastructure placement
 * Developing and extending production-grade Python components and data pipelines supporting decision systems
 * Analyzing operational datasets with Python and SQL to evaluate platform behavior and validate solutions
 * Providing strategic guidance and technical advisory to engineering leaders, system architects, and senior executives
 * Collaborating with software engineers and domain experts to turn architectural ideas into production capabilities