Sr. Security Engineer with CDN/Akamai

Job Description

Role: Sr. Security Engineer with CDN/Akamai

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Location: Remote

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Start Date: 2 weeks from offer

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Interview Process: 1 interview

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Qualifications

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Basic Qualifications

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• 5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and supporting CDN, edge delivery, networking, or related infrastructure platforms.

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

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• Hands-on experience with Akamai technologies including:

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• Property Manager

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• Edge DNS

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• Global Traffic Management (GTM)

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• Cloudlets

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• Bot Manager

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• WAF and Security Products

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• Working knowledge of Cloudflare or other enterprise CDN platforms.

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• Experience building and maintaining automation frameworks using Python, Terraform, GitOps, Ansible, or similar Infrastructure-as-Code technologies.

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• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, version control systems, and DevOps operational practices.

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• Proficiency in two or more programming or scripting languages including Python, Node.js, Java, JavaScript, Shell Script, or PowerShell.

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• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/mTLS, proxies, load balancing, CDN routing, and application delivery.

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• Experience working with REST APIs, Postman, API acceleration, API caching, API gateway integrations, and API security controls.

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• Experience supporting cloud environments including AWS, Azure, and GCP.

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• Experience working with distributed platforms, containers, Kubernetes, and edge computing technologies.

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• Experience using observability and monitoring platforms such as Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, New Relic, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, and Akamai TrafficPeak.

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• Experience troubleshooting production issues across CDN, DNS, networking, cloud, application, and security layers.

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• Experience implementing security controls including WAF, DDoS protection, Bot Management, certificate management, API security, and rate limiting.

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Thanks and Regards,

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Jeet Kumar Thapa

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Technical Recruiter

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Oreva Technologies Inc.

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P: 972-996-6477 Ext: 323

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E: jeet.t@orevatech.com

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L: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeet-kumar-thapa-816873155/

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A: 1320 Greenway Drive, Suite 460, Irving, TX 75038

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W: https://orevatech.com/