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Akamai Technologies · 12 hours ago

Senior Software Engineer- Remote

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid, Senior Level

$107K/yr - $221K/yr

5+ years exp

Akamai Technologies is a leader in powering and protecting online experiences. The Senior Software Engineer will be responsible for integrating security into the software delivery lifecycle and developing secure CI/CD pipelines, while collaborating with various teams to enhance security practices.

Cyber SecurityDigital MediaSaaSSoftwareVideo Streaming

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

Operating and continuously improving application and infrastructure security tooling, including SAST, DAST, cloud security platforms, and vulnerability management systems

Designing, maintain, and updating Terraform and infrastructure-as-code modules to comply with security best practices, internal standards, and regulatory requirements

Building/owning security automation across the software release lifecycle, covering development, CI/CD, staging, and production environments, to proactively detect, prevent, and remediate risks

Integrating security best practices into core infrastructure components, including secrets management, least-privilege IAM, encrypted communication, and compliance readiness

Partnering with engineering, platform, and security teams to embed DevSecOps principles, reduce security friction, and continuously raise the organization's security maturity

Qualification

DevSecOpsTerraformKubernetesCloud SecurityLinux/UnixPythonDockerTroubleshootingAttention to DetailSelf-motivated

Required

5+ years of proven experience as a DevOps or DevSecOps Engineer, operating production-grade systems at scale

Demonstrate great proficiency in Linux/Unix environments, with hands-on experience in Terraform, Python, and shell scripting for automation and infrastructure management

Possess experience designing, deploying, and operating Kubernetes-based platforms, including large-scale containerized environments using Docker and Kubernetes

Have hands-on experience migrating, building, and securing systems in cloud environments such as Azure, AWS, GCP or any other cloud

Be highly responsible, self-managed, and self-motivated, with attention to detail and excellent troubleshooting skills, able to operate effectively with minimal supervision

Be able to obtain a security clearance