Senior Network Engineer at Akamai Technologies, Inc.
Albany, NY
$112,500–$202,500from the description
Aug 10, 2026
Albany, NY
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A Senior Network Engineer role at Akamai focused on designing, implementing, and automating global network infrastructure at scale. The position involves deep work in BGP routing architecture, data center fabric technologies (CLOS, VxLAN, EVPN), multi-vendor hardware environments, and network configuration automation. It suits an experienced network engineer comfortable bridging hands-on infrastructure work with automation tooling.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $101,310 (middle half $79,725–$129,425). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 12, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role blends deep network infrastructure work with meaningful automation/software development (Python, Ansible, Jinja2 templating), making it a genuine hybrid between 15-1244 (Network/Systems Admins) and 15-1252 (Software Developers). It was classified as 15-1244 because the primary stated mission is designing and maintaining network infrastructure, with automation as a supporting capability rather than the core deliverable.
Location is not specified in the posting; Akamai's FlexBase program explicitly supports remote, office, or hybrid work, so remote is marked true. The compensation range given applies to US-based candidates only.
Juniper, Cisco, and Arista are listed together as interchangeable multi-vendor environment examples; similarly, BIRD, FRR, and Cumulus are listed as interchangeable routing platform examples — each group is captured as a single skill with alternatives.
The degree requirement ('Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field') is stated as a hard gate alongside the 8-year experience requirement, with no 'or equivalent experience' escape clause.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): IP network design.
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