Looking for CDN Engineer (Independent candidates only)

Role: CDN Engineer

Location: Remote

Experience: 8+ years

Independent candidates only

Candidate must show the DL copy on video at the time of submission

Start Date: 2 weeks

Interview Process/Times: 2 rounds

Required skills:

·        Min 7+1years exp on implementation and configuration for CDN at the enterprise wide across distributed systems.

·        Must be flexible with the schedule as our CDN releases happen late at night. 24/7 support – team is known to handle this well & work together in a way that if someone has a late night, they can have a later start that next day, etc..

·        Experience with two or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., GoLang, NodeJs, Python, Java )

·        Working knowledge in other in CDN areas such as : Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc.

·        API tools are important to have

·        Building and maintaining robust automation frameworks using tools like Python,Terraform, GitOps, or other scripting languages to manage CDN configurations.

·        Configure, optimize, and maintain CDN solutions like Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare etc. to enhance the content delivery performance.

·        Understanding of search engine and performance optimization on CDN solutions.

·        Experience with monitoring tools such as Akamai TrafficPeak , Grafana, Splunk / MS Sentinel / New Relic, Akamai Metadata Tracer, ability to understand metrics and impact to system performance, and ability to build dashboards and alerts to ensure system reliability.

·        Must be able to work on various aspects of CDN like automation, engagements, on-call support, triaging/troubleshooting efficiently.

·        Understanding of core networking concepts (e.g., TCP/IP,TLS/mTLS, DNS, HTTP/s, proxy, load-balancing, WAF etc)

·        Experience with API tools like Postman/Rest APIs and API acceleration/Caching patterns.

·        Implement and maintain Bot Manager and DNS configurations.

·        Optimize cache settings, routing rules, and security configurations within CDN.

·        Familiar with various distributed compute environments including client-server, VMs, AWS, Google Cloud Platform.

·        Implement security best practices for CDN configurations and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

·        Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, network engineers, and security experts.

·        Must be able to provide CDN solutions/recommendations such as reference architecture, configurations, and deployment processes to enterprise solution teams.

·        Provide support for incident resolution and root cause analysis.

·        Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of CDN solutions into enterprise applications.

·        Preferred Qualifications: Hands on experience with Akamai CDN solutions

·        AI experience – Any expertise with working with agents for d2d tasks