Manager Edge Security Architect

· Serves as a senior technical contributor supporting application delivery and edge security platforms including F5 A10 WAF Cloudflare and Akamai and provides input into platform design resiliency and capacity planning activities.

· Performs hands on engineering tasks including configuration maintenance and operational support of application delivery controllers WAF and CDN platforms and assists with onboarding and migration of applications into these platforms.

· Partners with network security and application teams to ensure consistent traffic management security controls and operational processes across on prem cloud and edge environments.

· Provides technical leadership and mentoring to peers through knowledge sharing documentation and design discussions and stays current with emerging application delivery and edge security technologies.

· Participates in risk based technical decision making related to application delivery and security evaluating impact and severity to protect proprietary personal and privileged electronic data.

· Implements and maintains network and application security best practices including change controls configuration standards documentation WAF CDN and load balancer policies and monitoring.

· Troubleshoots complex application delivery network and security issues across layers one through seven including DNS TLS HTTP and CDN traffic flows and communicates status and resolution clearly to stakeholders.

· Participates in on call rotation responding to high priority incidents within defined SLAs and supports maintenance activities during off hour change windows as required.

· Creates and maintains technical documentation runbooks and audit artifacts and communicates findings recommendations and remediation steps when required.

· Supports internal and external security assessments audits and questionnaires by providing technical input evidence and documentation and assists with remediation and corrective actions.

· Technical execution and problem solving related to network engineering and information security including load balancers CDNs DNS TLS firewalls and web application security.

· Undergraduate degree or equivalent practical experience.

· Five or more years of experience supporting application delivery controllers and edge platforms such as F5 A10 AVI Citrix WAF Cloudflare or Akamai in an enterprise environment.

· Experience supporting cloud native applications in AWS Azure or Google Cloud Platform and securing applications using CDN or edge security platforms.

· Strong understanding of HTTP HTTPS TLS DNS routing switching and application security concepts including OWASP Top Ten mitigations.

· Working knowledge of scripting or automation is a plus.

Required AI Skills: -

· All contractor resources are expected to demonstrate baseline proficiency in enterprise-approved AI tools as part of their day-to-day responsibilities. This includes, but is not limited to: -Consistent Use: Maintain a minimum of 90% weekly usage of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other GenAI platforms approved by the enterprise. -Applied Productivity: Leverage AI tools to enhance coding, documentation, data analysis, and decision-making workflows. -Continuous Learning: Stay current with evolving AI capabilities and features, and apply them to improve delivery quality and velocity.