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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Content Delivery Network (CDN) Platform Engineer - **Company:** Dechen Consulting Group - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Adobe Experience Manager, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Content Delivery Networks, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Distributed Systems, Domain Name System (DNS), Github, Python (Programming Language), OpenShift, Performance Tuning, Ansible, Akamai, Web Applications, Openapi, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, ReactJS, Flask (Web Framework), Delivery Pipeline, Grafana, Software Security, Caching, Reliability of Systems, Apigee, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Fastapi, Performance Monitor, Cloudflare, Front End Software Development, Multiaccess Edge Computing, Api Design, Terraform, Splunk, Dynatrace, Vulnerability Analysis - **Published:** August 14, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a0361744-2879-4093-a5d0-edd8d7f276b9 ## About the Role SaaS Skills Preferred: Content Management Experience Required: Engineer 3 Content Delivery Network (CDN) Expertise: 5+ years of experience managing enterprise CDN platforms (Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, or Google Cloud CDN). Deep understanding of DNS, GTM, CNAME chaining, HTTP/2 & HTTP/3, TLS/SSL, Caching Headers, and Edge Computing. Experience Preferred: Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform) (specifically Google Cloud Platform Cloud Run, Google Cloud Platform Transcoder API, Google Cloud Platform OpenShift/GKE clusters). CMS/AEM Integration: Experience configuring CDN layers in front of Adobe Experience Manager (AEM / AEMaaCS). Education Required: Bachelor''s Degree ## Description 1. Serve as the technical owner and subject matter expert for CDN technologies, partnering with applications, network, and security teams to implement scalable solutions, build self-service capabilities within an internal developer portal, execute complex global migrations and enforce enterprise standards. 2. Lead the technical transformation of global content delivery strategy and the newly formed Content Delivery Network (CDN) Center of Excellence (CoE), shifting from a vendor-managed legacy model to a modern, automated, Multi-CDN ecosystem. 3. Lead technical root-cause analysis (RCA) for high-priority production incidents, participate in on-call rotations, and build automated remediation scripts to prevent repeat issues. 4. Maintain high system reliability through proactive monitoring and incident prevention. Establish and track CDN-specific SLOs/SLAs and implement alerting and proactive remediation. 5. Evaluate emerging CDN technologies, tools, and performance optimization techniques. 6. Serve as an active mentor and trainer to upskill internal systems and automation engineers. Develop internal documentation, playbooks, and training materials to elevate team capabilities Technical Qualifications: 1. Multi-CDN Strategy & Implementation: Directly configure, deploy, and maintain landing zones and properties across Akamai, Cloudflare, Google Media CDN, Google Cloud Platform Cloud CDN, and Fastly, matching application workloads to fit-for-purpose CDN tiers. 2. Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop modular, production-grade Terraform configurations and Ansible playbooks to automate CDN provisioning, origin mappings, WAF rules, and Bot Management policies, eliminating manual vendor UI updates. 3. Self-Service Tooling & Portal Integration: Build API-driven self-service capabilities and custom plugins for an internal developer portal (built on Backstage). Write front-end web components in React and backend APIs in Python (FastAPI/Flask) or Java to allow application teams to self-provision CDN properties and cache purges. 4. CI/CD Pipelines & API Security: Build and maintain declarative GitOps deployment pipelines using Tekton (Pipeline-as-Code) and GitHub Actions. Publish management APIs via Apigee, ensuring compliance with OpenAPI standards and 42Crunch security scans. 5. Observability & Telemetry: Build telemetry pipelines and centralized dashboards using Splunk, Dynatrace, and Grafana to provide real-time visibility into global traffic, security events, and "Offload" efficiency., Content Delivery Network (CDN) Platform Engineer is responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and operational reliability of enterprise CDN platforms supporting large-scale, customer-facing digital applications. 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