Would you like to build and operate mission-critical platforms on AWS supporting Defense customers in regulated environments?
Would you like to engineer resilient cloud-native systems that prioritize reliability, automation, and operational excellence?
Join our GovShield Team!
Design and operate secure AWS-based platforms supporting Defense and Public Sector mission systems. Our team builds globally distributed cloud-native solutions delivering reliability, automation, and digital trust. Work across engineering and operations to ensure critical services remain secure, scalable, and highly available.
Partner with the best
As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will strengthen Defense-focused platform offerings leveraging AWS and modern automation practices. Improve reliability, observability, and operational resilience across mission-critical systems. Contribute to architectural standards influencing platform direction and engineering excellence.
As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for:
- Leading resolution of complex service-impacting issues using deep troubleshooting, log analysis, and systems-level programming.
- Designing and owning automated CI/CD pipelines supporting scalable software and infrastructure deployment across AWS environments.
- Architecting automation frameworks reducing operational toil while improving reliability, scalability, and deployment safety.
- Defining monitoring, alerting, and observability standards ensuring actionable signals and faster mean time to recovery.
- Partnering across engineering, operations, and support teams to identify root causes and implement durable improvements.
- Mentoring engineers and contributing to architectural decisions shaping broader platform and reliability standards.
Do what you love
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have 8 years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, technical integration roles or its equivalent.
- Demonstrate deep production experience with Python, Java, Go, Bash, or SQL writing maintainable, testable systems-level code.
- Hold active Secret clearance or ability to obtain one; Bachelor's degree or equivalent senior-level professional experience required.
- Possess deep understanding of DNS, HTTP/S, TCP, and UDP within large-scale distributed cloud environments.
- Exhibit hands-on experience designing and operating AWS infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code and configuration management tools.
- Demonstrate proficiency with containers and orchestration platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or similar systems.
- Show tenacious ownership, communication, and ability to translate complex technical concepts across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's 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.
