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Site Reliability Engineer II
@ Akamai
Remote in Canada
Overview
Akamai is hiring a Site Reliability Engineer II for its Site Reliability team, which builds and runs scalable storage platforms (Block Storage, Object Storage, backups) built on open-source Ceph. The role covers deploying storage systems, automating with Bash and Python, troubleshooting, improving monitoring, and taking part in on-call rotations. The posting offers FlexBase flexible work (at home, in an office, or both), a salary range of 82,100 to 147,900 CAD per year, and an annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an ESPP.
Responsibilities:
- Deploy storage systems and provision supporting infrastructure
- Automate repetitive tasks with Bash and Python
- Partner with engineering teams on infrastructure projects
- Troubleshoot complex storage problems across compute and networking
- Improve storage monitoring and observability
Requirements summary:
- About 2 years of relevant experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Experience in SRE, development or systems engineering, ideally with Ceph
- Experience with NGINX, reverse proxies, SSL/TLS, load balancing and caching
- Experience with Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins or SaltStack
- Comfort writing Python and Bash
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-12
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Work setting | Office, Home |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computer Science |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Stock or equity, Wellness |
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Akamai
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At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve the toughest challenge of the early internet: the “World Wide Wait.” And we’ve been solving the internet’s toughest challenges ever since, working toward our vision of a safer and more connected world. With the world’s most distributed compute platform — from cloud to edge — we make it easy for businesses to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away. That’s why innovative companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences. Our leading security, compute, and delivery solutions are helping global companies make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Devoted, determined problem-solvers who share a passion for technology, we’re always pushing ground-breaking ideas and driving innovation. Want to power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges? Be part of an amazing team. Let’s connect: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akamai-technologies Twitter: https://twitter.com/Akamai Blog: https://www.akamai.com/blog
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- Reported office locations
- 8 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142, US
- 3125 Clearview Way, San Mateo, CA 94402, US
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- Pfingstweidstr. 60, Zurich, 8005, CH
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- HaMada 3, Herzliya, Tel Aviv 46733, IL
- Business categories
- Information Technology
- Cyber Security
- Software
- SaaS
- Internet
- Digital Media
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- Akamai
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- Specialties
- Edge Security
- Web and Mobile Performance
- Enterprise Access
- and Video Delivery Solutions
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- 5,235,000,000
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At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day. Every day, billions of people around the world connect with their favorite brands to shop online, play the latest video games, log into mobile banking apps, learn remotely, share videos with friends, and so much more. They may not know it, but Akamai is there, powering and protecting life online. Over 20 years ago, we set out to solve…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Information and Internet |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Cambridge, MA |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | Edge SecurityWeb and Mobile PerformanceEnterprise Accessand Video Delivery Solutions |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 25 |
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Do you enjoy collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges?
Do you have a passion for cutting edge technologies and tackling distributed system problems?
Join our Site Reliability team
Our team designs, deploys, and manages applications and infrastructure that supports Akamai's internal and customer-facing cloud storage platforms. We do this while maintaining Akamai's mission to make life better for billions of people, billions of times a day.
Help us shape the future of the Internet
In this role, you will collaborate with our operations and development teams to build and manage our scalable storage platforms, including Block Storage, Object Storage, and backups. You will create tooling to automate the lifecycle of petabyte-scale storage systems. You will work with open-source technologies, including Ceph, to ensure Akamai's storage systems are highly reliable, highly available, and performant.
As a Site Reliability Engineer II, you will be responsible for:
- Deploying storage systems to new locations and provisioning all storage-supporting infrastructure
- Automating repetitive tasks with Bash and Python, increasing the reliability of our storage platforms
- Partnering with multiple engineering teams to support infrastructure projects, improving the scalability of our storage platforms
- Collaborating with our support, operations, and engineering teams to investigate and troubleshoot complex storage problems within our compute and networking stacks
- Improving our storage system monitoring and observability, enhancing performance and reliability
- Participating in on-call rotations, guiding restoration and repair of service-impacting issues
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 2 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or its equivalent
- Have professional experience in a Site Reliability, Development, or Systems Engineering role, ideally with Ceph or storage systems
- Have professional experience with NGINX and reverse proxies, SSL/TLS certificate management, load-balancing, and caching
- Have experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, or SaltStack
- Be comfortable writing code with scripting languages, including Python and Bash
- Have experience troubleshooting Linux systems with tools like tcpdump, iostat, strace, iftop, netstat, and iotop
- Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills
About us
At Akamai, we make life better for billions of people, trillions of times a day.
Whether you're streaming live events, scrolling social media, watching your favorite series, or managing your savings, we're the engine behind the scenes. We provide the world's most distributed platform from Cloud to Edge to help the giants of the digital world work faster and stay more secure, making the internet a better experience for everyone.
Our focus is simple:
Cloud and Edge: Running apps closer to users for instant performance.
Security: Neutralizing threats before they ever reach your data.
Content Delivery: Scaling the world's biggest moments without a glitch.
AI: Enabling our customers to build, secure, and scale AI apps on the world's most distributed cloud platform.
At Akamai, we don't just support the internet; we power and protect it, because behind every great digital experience is a massive hidden challenge. And we're the ones who solve it. When millions of people hit play or pay, Akamai ensures it just works.
Benefits at Akamai: We support your health, well-being, finances, and life beyond work. See our benefits.
FlexBase adapts to your job's needs
Akamai's FlexBase program is yet another way we show our commitment to providing employees with an exceptional workplace experience. It's not about telling employees where to work; it's about supporting employees to do their best work.
We trust our incredible employees to work in ways that suit them best: at home, in an office, or a combination of both.
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Compensation
Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The base salary for this position ranges from 82,100 - 147,900 CAD/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of annual bonus or incentives, equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Akamai provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, RRSP, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family friendly benefits including employee assistance program including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements apply.
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