Sr. CDN/Security Engineer (AKAMAI) :: Remote

KPG99 INC is seeking a Senior CDN/Security Engineer to implement and configure CDN solutions across enterprise systems. The role involves building automation frameworks, optimizing CDN performance, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance content delivery and security compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and configuration for CDN at the enterprise wide across distributed systems
• Must be flexible with the schedule as our CDN releases happen late at night
• Experience with two or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., GoLang, Node.js, Python, Java)
• Working knowledge in other CDN areas such as: Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc
• Building and maintaining robust automation frameworks using tools like Python, Terraform, GitOps, or other scripting languages to manage CDN configurations
• Configure, optimize, and maintain CDN solutions like Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc. to enhance the content delivery performance
• Understanding of search engine and performance optimization on CDN solutions
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Akamai TrafficPeak, Grafana, Splunk / MS Sentinel / New Relic, Akamai Metadata Tracer, ability to understand metrics and impact to system performance, and ability to build dashboards and alerts to ensure system reliability
• Must be able to work on various aspects of CDN like automation, engagements, on-call support, triaging/troubleshooting efficiently
• Understanding of core networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, TLS/mTLS, DNS, HTTP/s, proxy, load-balancing, WAF etc.)
• Experience with API tools like Postman/Rest APIs and API acceleration/Caching patterns
• Implement and maintain Bot Manager and DNS configurations
• Optimize cache settings, routing rules, and security configurations within CDN
• Familiar with various distributed compute environments including client-server, VMs, AWS, GCP
• Implement security best practices for CDN configurations and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, network engineers, and security experts
• Must be able to provide CDN solutions/recommendations such as reference architecture, configurations, and deployment processes to enterprise solution teams
• Provide support for incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of CDN solutions into enterprise applications

Requirements:

• Minimum Qualifications(Senior role minimum 8-10 years of experience required) on implementation and configuration for CDN at the enterprise wide across distributed systems
• Must be flexible with the schedule as our CDN releases happen late at night
• Experience with two or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., GoLang, Node.js, Python, Java)
• Working knowledge in other CDN areas such as: Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc
• Building and maintaining robust automation frameworks using tools like Python, Terraform, GitOps, or other scripting languages to manage CDN configurations
• Configure, optimize, and maintain CDN solutions like Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc. to enhance the content delivery performance
• Understanding of search engine and performance optimization on CDN solutions
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Akamai TrafficPeak, Grafana, Splunk / MS Sentinel / New Relic, Akamai Metadata Tracer, ability to understand metrics and impact to system performance, and ability to build dashboards and alerts to ensure system reliability
• Must be able to work on various aspects of CDN like automation, engagements, on-call support, triaging/troubleshooting efficiently
• Understanding of core networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP, TLS/mTLS, DNS, HTTP/s, proxy, load-balancing, WAF etc.)
• Experience with API tools like Postman/Rest APIs and API acceleration/Caching patterns
• Implement and maintain Bot Manager and DNS configurations
• Optimize cache settings, routing rules, and security configurations within CDN
• Familiar with various distributed compute environments including client-server, VMs, AWS, GCP
• Implement security best practices for CDN configurations and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, network engineers, and security experts
• Must be able to provide CDN solutions/recommendations such as reference architecture, configurations, and deployment processes to enterprise solution teams
• Provide support for incident resolution and root cause analysis
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of CDN solutions into enterprise applications