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Akamai Automation Engineer
- Location: Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087
- Work model: On-site
- Posted July 28, 2026
- Job ID: JPC - 206983
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Akamai Automation Engineer
Location: Malvern, PA, Plano, TX, Charlotte, NC, or Phoenix, AZ (Hybrid: 3 days onsite)
About the Role
Join a growing team as an Akamai Automation Engineer and play a pivotal role in optimizing and automating secure edge services for high-impact, internet-facing applications. This dynamic opportunity allows you to leverage your Akamai expertise, scripting skills, and automation know-how to shape the future of digital delivery in a collaborative, knowledge-sharing environment. As business demand and platform adoption accelerate, you'll gain hands-on experience and career advancement within a forward-thinking technology team.
Responsibilities
- Operate, support, and maintain the Akamai platform, ensuring optimal performance of edge services.
- Configure, manage, and enhance Akamai solutions, including routing, security controls, and edge properties.
- Design and implement automation solutions using Python, Golang, Terraform, or similar tools.
- Integrate Akamai with CI/CD pipelines, leveraging APIs and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Facilitate seamless onboarding of new applications to the Akamai platform, ensuring compliance with standards.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues impacting application performance, availability, and security.
- Collaborate with application, network, and security teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement of operational workflows and process enhancements.
- Participate in pair development and knowledge sharing to foster team growth.
Required Skills and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 3-5+ years of experience in network engineering, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
- Direct hands-on experience with CDN, edge, or application delivery platforms; Akamai exposure required.
- Proficiency in scripting/programming (Python, Terraform, or similar).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
- Experience with API-based automation.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with Akamai Property Manager, Edge DNS, WAF, DDoS, or Bot Management.
- Knowledge of DNS and certificate lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with policy-driven automation and validation checks.
- Understanding of Agile delivery and enterprise change management.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model: 3 days onsite in one of several major tech hubs.
- Career growth through exposure to high-demand technologies and automation projects.
- Collaborative team culture with pair programming and strong knowledge-sharing focus.
- Opportunity to work on mission-critical, high-visibility projects supporting large-scale application delivery.
How to Apply
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Job details
Job ID JPC - 206983
Location Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States
Work Model On-site
Job Type C2C
Posted July 28, 2026
Skills Experience: This role requires 3-5+ years of experience in network engineering DevOps or platform engineering Hands-on experience with CDN Edge or application delivery platforms is necessary with prior exposure to Akamai being a requirementTechnical Skills:Experience with scripting or programming such as Python or TerraformKnowledge of CI/CD pipelines such as GitHub Actions or JenkinsExperience with API-based automation
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