Senior CDN Engineer - Akamai Security & DDoS Mitigation

This is not a high-level architecture role the team already owns the design. They need a consultant who can execute, configure, troubleshoot, and respond to real-time events across Akamai services., * Akamai Configuration: Implement, tune, and maintain Akamai CDN properties using Property Manager.

• DDoS Mitigation: Support and respond to attack traffic using Akamai Prolexic and related mitigation tools.
• DevOps & Automation: Support scripting, automation, and CI/CD integration for CDN configuration changes.
• App & API Protector: Configure and maintain WAF rules, security policies, bot protections, and API protections.
• Security Policy Management: Create, update, and maintain security rules to protect web applications and APIs.
• Troubleshooting & Incident Response: Diagnose latency issues, cache misses, routing problems, and security events.
• CDN Performance Optimization: Improve global content delivery, caching strategies, TTL settings, and cache-purge workflows.
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Ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys hands-on configuration, problem-solving, and rapid response in a high-visibility environment., * Availability for 10-15 hours/week aligned to Central/Eastern Time.

• Ability to work independently in a consulting environment with minimal oversight.
• Experience troubleshooting performance, routing, caching, and security events in real time.
• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TLS, caching behavior, and global content delivery.
• 5+ years hands-on experience as a CDN Engineer, Security Engineer, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineer.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field - OR equivalent hands-on experience.
• Expert-level Akamai experience, including: App & API Protector, Property Manager, Security Policy Creation and Prolexic (Firewall + DDoS Mitigation)

Perk: Citrix Netscaler experience, additional project work may be available:

• Netscaler MPX
• Netscaler VPX
• Pattern sets and policy configuration

Our client is seeking a highly skilled CDN Engineer with deep, hands-on expertise in Akamai CDN and Akamai security products. This role supports an enterprise-level environment undergoing modernization and increased security hardening., © 2026 Careerjet All rights reserved