Technology Analyst

Were Hiring | Senior Akamai CDN Engineer

Location: Pune, India | Experience: 46 Years

We are looking for a Senior Akamai CDN Engineer to join a high-impact technology team supporting large-scale, business-critical digital platforms. This role is ideal for professionals who enjoy working at the intersection of performance, security, and edge computing, and who bring hands-on experience managing enterprise-grade Akamai environments.

You will be responsible for designing, configuring, optimizing, and securing Akamai CDN solutions across multiple environments, ensuring high availability, performance, and compliance for web and application delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Akamai Configuration & Edge Management

Design, create, and manage Akamai Property Manager configurations across Dev, UAT, and Production

Implement and maintain caching strategies, edge redirects, CP codes, SiteShield, and WAF policies

Configure and manage Akamai NetStorage for asset hosting, versioning, and cache invalidations

Develop, deploy, and troubleshoot EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV logic for personalization and edge-side processing

Maintain configuration versioning and documentation using GitHub or similar repositories

Performance Optimization & Monitoring

Collaborate with frontend and DevOps teams to optimize cache rules, TTLs, compression, and delivery performance

Monitor CDN performance and availability using Akamai Control Center, New Relic, and related tools

Conduct audits to clean up obsolete properties, CP codes, and unused configurations

Security, Compliance & Releases

Manage SiteShield configurations, IP whitelisting, and TLS/SSL certificate renewals

Work with Security teams to implement and fine-tune Akamai WAF and bot management

Coordinate Akamai changes with release cycles, content purges, rollback plans, and blue-green or canary deployments

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

Strong hands-on experience with Akamai Property Manager, NetStorage, EdgeWorkers, and EdgeKV

Solid understanding of CDN fundamentals such as caching, invalidation, surrogate keys, and edge logic

Experience with Akamai APIs, automation, and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.)

Working knowledge of DNS, HTTP headers, and SSL/TLS

Preferred

Exposure to Adaptive Media Delivery or Download Delivery

Experience with Akamai WAF, Kona Site Defender, or Bot Manager

Familiarity with monitoring tools like New Relic, Splunk, or Akamai mPulse

Soft Skills

Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities

Clear communication and documentation skills

Ability to collaborate across Frontend, QA, Security, and Infrastructure teams

Ownership mindset with attention to change control and risk management

Education: B.E / B.Tech in Computer Science, IT, or a related field

Interested professionals may apply or reach out for a confidential discussion.