| Location: | Cambridge, MA, US | Posted Date: | 2014-10-17 00:00:00.0 | ||
| Category: | Performance Engineering | ID: | 12799 |
Overview:
About the Job
Akamai's System Communications team is looking for a talented System Performance Engineer to join our Security Engineering team. You will be responsible for ensuring the systems Akamai uses to safely and securely operate and access our network are performing well. A successful performance engineer will define and drive projects to measure and improve performance of these systems over time. This will involve developing tools and processes to collect and analyze performance-related data and proposing/implementing ways to make improvements. Engineers in this role will be part of the team that designs and builds these systems and will be involved in the process of successfully managing existing systems as well as new features.
About the Team
System Communications is a team of engineers who develop distributed systems that support Akamai's global network. In general, these systems operate behind the scenes to provide the fault-tolerant and highly scalable core of Akamai's configuration and health monitoring systems.
Responsibilities:
* Define appropriate metrics for tracking performance and carefully tune highly distributed systems
* Troubleshoot complex network performance and availability issues in real-time
* Brainstorm, implement, and document better ways to streamline our processes in response to incidents
* Manage the rollout and activation of platform modifications and enhancements
* Write scripts to monitor and automate processes
* Coordinate diagnosis and resolution of issues with engineering and operations teams
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, science or equivalent experience
* Minimum of 5 years experience with Linux/Unix environment
* Minimum of 5 years experience with computer networking
Desired Qualifications
* Masters or Ph.D. in engineering, math or science.
* Excellent communication skills
* Strong attention to detail and excellent problem solving/troubleshooting skills
* Good organizational and personal project management skills
* Experience working with TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, HTTP, and SSL protocols
* Experience monitoring systems and applications for performance
* Experience analyzing and optimizing complex distributed systems
* Experience with principles of software development and design
* Experience with programming or scripting in any language
* Experience with databases and SQL
Other Information
* Is relocation available for this position: No
* Is US Citizenship required: No
* Is a Security Clearance Required: No
If yes, applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation & must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
About Akamai:
Akamai® is the leading cloud platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere. At the core of the company’s solutions is the Akamai Intelligent PlatformTM providing extensive reach, coupled with unmatched reliability, security, visibility and expertise. Akamai removes the complexities of connecting the increasingly mobile world, supporting 24/7 consumer demand, and enabling enterprises to securely leverage the cloud. To learn more about how Akamai is accelerating the pace of innovation in a hyperconnected world, please visit www.akamai.com and follow @Akamai on Twitter.
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