Senior Software Engineer- Remote
Company: Akamai Technologies
Location: Campbell
Posted on: February 17, 2026
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Job Description:
Our team is a part of the Cloud Security Intelligence group.
Together, we own one of the largest Big Data environments. Our team
owns various Intelligence Security products that run as part of
this environment and is also responsible for innovatively
developing. You will be responsible for embedding security into
every stage of the software delivery lifecycle, enabling teams to
ship quickly while maintaining security and compliance standards.
This role partners closely with engineering, platform, and security
teams to design, automate, and operate secure CI/CD pipelines,
cloud infrastructure, and runtime environments. As a Software
Engineer Senior, you will be responsible for: • 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 organizations security maturity To be
successful in this role you will: • Have 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
FlexBase, Akamais Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the
principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the
world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important
to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to
many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase,
gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their
office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent
workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to
help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to
discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak
with your recruiter in more detail when you apply. Connect with us
on social and see what life at Akamai is like! We power and protect
life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together. At
Akamai, were curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We
celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief
that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their
global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything
they do, so if you are people-centric, youll thrive here. Working
for you At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow,
flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are
designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future.
We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life: • Your
health • Your finances • Your family • Your time at work • Your
time pursuing other endeavors
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