Platform Infrastructure Engineer II

Akamai Technologies

Platform Infrastructure Engineer II at Akamai, automating global multi-region substrate and ensuring Kubernetes environments are fully observable and provisioned deterministically.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeRemote • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $95,000 - $171,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting and automating multi-region Kubernetes environments, utilizing Infrastructure as Code with Terraform, and building observability pipelines with OpenTelemetry. Capable of integrating and supporting both local and cloud-based development environments while collaborating effectively with engineering teams.

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Kubernetes Environment ManagementInfrastructure as Code with TerraformObservability Pipeline DevelopmentMulti-Region Scaling ExpertiseSoftware Application Development Support

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure as CodeKubernetesTerraformOpenTelemetryVictoriaMetricsDisaster Recovery ToolingDatabase Backup SolutionsMetrics and Alerts EngineeringModular Codebase ArchitectureHigh-Traffic System Architecture

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Industry Keywords

Cloud-Based DevelopmentObservabilityMulti-Region InfrastructureLegacy System IntegrationProduction-Grade Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and automate the global multi-region substrate for Akamai Functions
Ensure Kubernetes environments are provisioned deterministically and fully observable
Build tooling to support developers and hand off stable platforms to SRE teams
Architect modular Terraform codebases to provision regional and global Kubernetes clusters
Package first-party infrastructure components using reliable, version-controlled manifests or custom Kubernetes operators
Engineer an observability foundation using OpenTelemetry and VictoriaMetrics for metrics, alerts, and tracing
Build disaster recovery tooling for seamless database backups, state replication, and rapid cluster recreation
Integrate new and existing shared Akamai infrastructure while transitioning away from legacy third-party systems
Support and expand local and cloud-based development environments while collaborating with software engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

2 years of relevant experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
Experience designing production-grade Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and managing Kubernetes environments
Solid skills in building observability pipelines with OpenTelemetry and metrics platforms
Understanding of multi-region scaling and high-traffic system architecture
Knowledgeable in developing, debugging, and supporting software application code alongside engineering teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

healthcare
401K savings plan
company holidays
vacation (in the form of PTO)
sick time
family friendly benefits including parental leave
employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness