Release Engineer II

Job Description

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge enterprise security systems?

Are you a fast learner who is fascinated by technology?

Join our world-class enterprise security team

Our Enterprise Security Engineering team works on 'zero trust security solution' for enterprise customers. Our mission is to provide Threat protection solutions to enterprises on world class Akamai platform. Deployed on the globally distributed Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform, Enterprise Threat Protector proactively identifies, blocks, and mitigates targeted threats such as malware, ransomware, phishing, DNS data exfiltration and zero-day attacks

Partner with the best

As a Release Engineer, support our build and release systems across our globally distributed team. Working cross functionally with Enterprise Engineering, Development, Reliability Engineering and other teams. Help to define release and deployment process. Implement, support our CI/CDs systems, support network deplyoments accelarating building and releasing software

As a Release Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

• Providing technical expertise on release process and management. Support our build and release systems across our globally distributed team
• Designing and implementing tools and CI/CD pipelines that automate building, testing and releasing software
• Communicating designs and implementation within the team and other groups across the company
• Managing and facilitating engineering and release plans, execution and workflows
• Installing, maintaining, and improving virtual / containerized machines used for testing
• Collaborating with other software engineering teams to influence and shape the design and product development process

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Demonstrate expertise in Build systems & Release train management - Planning, Communication and coordination
• Have experience with Linux and/or Unix, scripting languages such as Python or shell
• Have good knowledge of test automation frameworks, release workflows and deploy/build tools (Jenkins)
• Be familiar with CI/CD, Docker & Version control systems such as Git and perforce
• Be a good team player and able to collaborate with people from across the business

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

We are happy to discuss flexible working options in this role, please discuss your requirements with the recruiter when you apply.

Working with us

At Akamai, we’re curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you’ll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

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

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Innovating on a global scale, we deliver our customers a fast, smart and secure intelligent edge platform. Working against a backdrop of digital collaboration, our highly skilled teams build progressive solutions that have the scope to transform entertainment, business, and life in ways that we have yet to imagine.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to learn and make a real impact in a global technology company? Come join us and learn with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!