Senior Network Delivery Architect (Data center & Network Infrastructure Planning)

Would you like to plan and build the Internet's leading platform?

Would you like to be part of delivering Akamai's platform and products to the

world?

Join our Network Planning team!

The Network Platform Planning team manages capacity strategy and lifecycle

planning for Akamai's core network infrastructure. This includes global Fabrics

supporting our newest AI infrastructure, core backbone networks, optical

systems, and colocation footprints.

Partner with the best

As a Senior Network Delivery Architect in Network Platform Planning, you will

hold unified accountability for translating high-level platform strategies into

executable infrastructure deployment plans. Operating with global scope while

leveraging deep technical and regional territory knowledge, you will manage

cross-team dependencies and cross-functional partnerships to deliver metro-level

resiliency, redundancy, and scalable growth for Akamai's global platform.

As a Senior Network Delivery Architect, you will be responsible for:

* Managing strategic capacity planning and lifecycle processes for global

physical infrastructure layers, encompassing network fabrics, core backbone

networks, and optical systems.

* Leading global colocation planning, evaluating site readiness (power, space,

liquid cooling, connectivity) for new space or expansion, and managing

comprehensive colocation exit workflows.

* Overseeing core platform project planning across product type and locations,

prioritizing execution, coordinating dependencies, and managing timelines to

meet high velocity business objectives.

* Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve problems

and improve efficiency in the network.

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 or its equivalent.

* Possess expertise in internet architecture, optical transport systems,

high-density fabric switching, metro routing, and colocation infrastructure

standards like liquid-to-chip cooling.

* Be able to analyze data, provide actionable solutions and thought leadership

to internal and external stakeholders.

* Demonstrate experience leading projects with an ability to communicate risks

and manage multiple stakeholders and priorities.

* Be curious, and able to learn technical concepts and communicate them to a

range of audiences.

* Be able to communicate clearly with people across the business.

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.

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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.

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in an office, or a combination of both.

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Compensation

Akamai is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For US based

candidates only - the base salary for this position ranges from $112,500 -

$202,500/year; a candidate’s salary is determined by various factors including,

but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and

location. Compensation for candidates outside the US will vary. 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, 401K

savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family

friendly benefits including parental leave and an employee assistance program

including a focus on mental and financial wellness; Eligibility requirements

apply.