Akamai WAF/CDN Security Architect

Select Minds LLC
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Remote

Tech stack

Kona Site Defender
API
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Azure
Bash
Cloud Computing
DNS
Hypertext Transfer Protocols (HTTP)
Python
Citrix Systems
Open Web Application Security
Performance Tuning
Akamai
Runbook
Web Application Security
Security Information and Event Management
Software Deployment
Systems Integration
TCP/IP
SSL Certificate Management
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Transport Layer Security
Enterprise Software Applications
Load Balancing
Spring Cloud
Caching
Information Technology
Cloudflare
Terraform
Devsecops

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Akamai WAF/CDN Security Architect to support enterprise-scale application onboarding, edge security implementation, and CDN operations.

This role requires a strong technical leader who can independently drive discussions with Akamai vendors, application teams, and security stakeholders from day one. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Akamai WAF/CDN technologies, application delivery, internet-facing architectures, and production troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

  • Lead onboarding and migration of applications onto Akamai CDN and WAF platforms.
  • Configure, maintain, and support Akamai edge security and content delivery services.
  • Implement and tune WAF policies, security controls, caching rules, and traffic management configurations.
  • Work closely with application, network, cloud, and security teams to ensure secure and optimized application delivery.
  • Troubleshoot complex Layer 1-7 issues involving DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/HTTPS, CDN behavior, caching, and origin connectivity.
  • Support production incidents, root cause analysis, and operational escalations.
  • Participate in on-call rotation and support maintenance activities during off-hour change windows.
  • Develop technical documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and audit artifacts.
  • Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders on application onboarding and security initiatives.
  • Support security assessments, audits, remediation activities, and compliance requirements.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering teams.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Vendor management?, * 10+ years of overall IT infrastructure/network/security experience.

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Akamai CDN and WAF technologies in enterprise environments.
  • Strong expertise with:
  • Akamai Kona Site Defender (KSD)
  • Akamai CDN
  • Edge DNS
  • Property Manager
  • Bot Manager
  • TLS/Certificate Management
  • Strong understanding of:
  • HTTP/HTTPS
  • TLS/SSL
  • DNS
  • TCP/IP
  • CDN caching
  • Load balancing
  • Web application security
  • Experience with OWASP Top 10 mitigation and WAF tuning.
  • Experience supporting cloud-native applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Familiarity with enterprise ADC/load balancer technologies such as F5, AVI, Citrix ADC, A10, or Cloudflare.
  • Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Experience working directly with vendors and driving technical discussions independently., * Akamai certifications preferred.
  • Experience with automation/scripting using Python, Shell, Terraform, or APIs.
  • Experience with SIEM integrations, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
  • Prior experience supporting large-scale internet-facing enterprise applications.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Opportunities for advancement, * Remote
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity for advancement

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