Job Description

Our team is part of the Akamai's Security organization. We are responsible for developing products and platforms focused on security. We create Fast Data Planes in an SDN system integrating dynamic Network Application products. We protect customers against growing threats of cyber-attacks and cyberterrorism.

Partner with the best
You will support our build and release systems across our globally distributed team. Working cross functionally with Security Engineering, Development, Site Reliability Engineering, Quality Assurance and other teams. You will also implement and support our CI/CD systems and help to support our release deployments. Furthermore, work will also include Security Vulnerability Management.

As a Release Engineer Senior II, you will be responsible for-

• Supporting the release management lifecycle including scheduling, coordinating, and managing software releases to a globally distributed network
• Working closely with cross functional teams, debug compilation issues, manage security vulnerabilities, and adhere to security compliance
• Designing and developing tools and processes to help increase safety and agility in the release process
• Installing, maintaining, and improving virtual / containerized unix machines used on our networks
• Running release meetings to help ensure readiness, compliance and change safety practices

Do What You Love
To be successful in this role you will-

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems or its equivalent.
• Have considerable experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash or Groovy
• Be skilled with Continuous Integration tools (i.e. Jenkins) and version control software (i.e. Git, Perforce)
• Demonstrate expertise in build systems & release train management - planning, communication and coordination
• Be a good team player and able to collaborate with people from across the business
• Have Deep knowledge of unix systems and DevOps principles
• Have experience in unix system administration
• Have exposure to kubernetes or similar containerization technology