[Hiring] Intern - Cloud Site Reliability @Akamai

Role Description

This role involves collaborating with teams to solve complex challenges and tackling system problems as part of the Site Reliability Engineering team.

• Design, develop, and manage applications and infrastructure that support Akamai's Compute products and services
• Specialize in creating solutions that manage Compute platform, focusing on identity and access management (IAM) solutions
• Ensure smooth operation and up-time of Compute services and infrastructure
• Supervise and maintain critical infrastructure
• Collaborate with operations and development teams to create tooling and software that monitors and improves system reliability
• Participate in the design, development, improvement, operation, and automation of AuthZ systems
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for effective communication and code development
• Contribute to internal research processes and share best practices
• Diagnose system performance and reliability with Site Reliability Engineers
• Learn about distributed systems, products, and technical stack necessary for the role

Qualifications

• Student in Computer Science, Engineering, Management Information Systems (MIS), or related field
• Basic knowledge of monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus
• Experience with script languages like Python or Bash and SQL
• Familiarity with GNU/Linux or Unix operating systems, commands, services, and configuration
• Understanding of networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, DNS, TLS/SSL)

Requirements

• Available 40 hours per week during summer months (July-September)
• Opportunity to work part-time during the academic year (October-December)
• Flexible role that may be performed at home and/or local Akamai office

Benefits

• Mentorship
• Career development trainings
• Visibility into senior leadership through Fireside Chats
• Networking and social events with an international intern cohort
• Fun perks including Akamai branded merchandise