Network Design Engineer II

Are you excited about working with cutting-edge network technologies?

Do you enjoy designing and building innovative solutions at planetary scale for customers?

Join our innovative Networks team!

We are worlds largest distributed platforms. Our platform handles a significant portion of the worlds Internet traffic. The Network Design team creates technical guidance which allows standard Akamai installations to be built at scale. Also helps determine deployment feasibilities, identify standards for new network technologies and hardware.

Partner with the best

As a Network Design Engineer II, you will develop, design. and create templates for installations that are part of Akamai's worldwide network of servers. You will be a technical SME to understand & build a planet-sized network

As a Network Design Engineer II, you will be responsible for:

• Enhancing the design, development, and ongoing optimization of Akamai's Network Fabric to ensure scalability and performance for Edge, Compute, AI workloads.
• Developing product and program requirements to design network features and produce detailed technical outputs, including diagrams, material inventories, and rack elevations.
• Coordinating with engineering build teams to help them understand network design documents for accurate network infrastructure deployment
• Supporting technical writers/trainers in documentation that explains complex internal technology concepts, design standards and deployment best practices
• Identifying and participating in internal workflow and process improvement opportunities within Akamai

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelors in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• Have a minimum 5 y of hands-on network and server hardware, network switches and routers experience.
• Have a minimum 5 y of experience with network switches and routers.
• Have at of experience with Microsoft Visio or an equivalent network diagramming tool and server deployment in a datacenter environment.

Build your career at Akamai

Our ability to shape digital life today relies on developing exceptional people like you. The kind that can turn impossible into possible. We’re doing everything we can to make Akamai a great place to work. A place where you can learn, grow and have a meaningful impact.

With our company moving so fast, it’s important that you’re able to build new skills, explore new roles, and try out different opportunities. There are so many different ways to build your career at Akamai, and we want to support you as much as possible. We have all kinds of development opportunities available, from programs such as GROW and Mentoring, to internal events like the APEX Expo and tools such as Linkedin Learning, all to help you expand your knowledge and experience here.

Learn more

Not sure if this job is the right match for you or want to learn more about the job before you apply? Schedule a 15-minute exploratory call with the Recruiter and they would be happy to share more details.