Network Delivery Architect Senior - Remote

Job Description

Are you passionate about delivering the latest in Cloud Networking Services?

Would supporting the biggest global network excite you?

Join our network planning team!

The Networks division designs, builds, and maintains our network infrastructure globally. It manages relationships with ISPs and data center operators to support efficient internet traffic growth. The Network Planning team architects and manages infrastructure projects within the division.

Partner with the best

As Network Delivery Architects in Akamai's Network Planning Team, we plan, define, and build global network projects. Responsibilities include understanding requirements, creating plans, and coordinating with partners. Projects involve expanding capacity, optimizing costs, and adding new functionality.

As a Network Delivery Architect Senior, you will be responsible for:

• Leading the requirements translation process and synthesizing information to propose optimal solutions.
• Translating high-level objectives into detailed project and execution plans, and communicating project status.
• Building network capacity to meet targets and validating the capacity model as conditions change.
• Developing an understanding of traffic delivery, Akamai products, and network partner requirements.
• Analyzing network data for optimization, defining metrics, and ensuring efficient and cost-effective operations.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical or management discipline.
• Have a minimum of 7 years of experience in telecom, internet services, datacenter services, or networking/telecom infrastructure development.
• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience in technical project management and data analytics.
• Have 2 years of experience with networking and TCP/IP protocols, as well as with Linux/Unix systems, including scripting (e.g., Bash, Perl, Python), and SQL.
• Manage excellent organization, planning, communication, and leadership skills.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us 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.
Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

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

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!