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# Senior CDN Engineer - Akamai Security & DDoS Mitigation

- **Company:** CONFIDENTAL CARE
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, System Configuration, Continuous Integration, DDoS Mitigation, DevOps, Domain Name System (DNS), High-Level Architecture, Routing, Performance Tuning, Akamai, Security Information and Event Management, TypeScript, Web Applications, Datadog, Scripting, Grafana, Caching, Firewalls (Computer Science), Information Technology, Citrix Netscaler
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us814dc75296a93de811ee313ad2a04472

## About the Role

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

## Description

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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