CDN Engineer (Akamai SME)
Posted 1 day ago by 1765681923
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The role of CDN Engineer (Akamai SME) involves working as a Senior Subject Matter Expert in CDN technologies and edge computing, focusing on optimizing traffic management and governance in production environments. The candidate will be responsible for implementing advanced edge logic and security strategies while collaborating with engineering teams. This position is open to remote, nearshore, offshore, or hybrid arrangements, particularly in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in Akamai and experience with high-traffic digital platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build and optimize complex edge logic to reduce latency and personalize user experiences.
- Design and refine traffic routing policies.
- Support next-gen security approaches across a high-traffic global platform.
- Partner with engineering to modernize their eCommerce stack.
- Be hands-on in production, implementing improved standards and governance.
Key Skills:
- Strong Akamai background.
- Hands-on with EdgeWorkers, edge routing, WAF/Bot Manager.
- Experience supporting high-traffic eCommerce or global digital platforms.
- Production-level rule writing & governance.
- Ability to collaborate across engineering, security, and platform teams.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Position: CDN Engineer (Akamai SME)
Job Term: Contract
Location: Open to remote, he is open to this person nearshore/offshore/or hybrid in Fort Lauderdale, FL please send a variety of locations
Job Profile
Senior Akamai Subject Matter Expert with deep experience in CDN technologies and edge computing.
Must be able to manipulate traffic, routing, logic, and rules at the edge before requests hit the origin.
Will work directly in production environments, improving and standardizing Akamai rules, policies, and governance.
Role will include:
o EdgeWorkers and serverless logic
o AI inference at the edge
o Traffic management, forwarding rules, phased releases
o WAF and Bot Manager strategies
This is not a traditional CDN admin role. They want someone who understands Akamai as a compute platform, not just caching.
Responsibilities They Highlighted
Build and optimize complex edge logic to reduce latency and personalize user experiences.
Design and refine traffic routing policies.
Support next-gen security approaches across a high-traffic global platform.
Partner with engineering to modernize their eCommerce stack.
Be hands-on in production, implementing improved standards and governance.
Recruitment Timeline
Ideal: Fill before end of 2025.
Budget & Location
Budget is flexible based on:
o Onshore
o Nearshore
o Offshore
Ideal Candidate Snapshot
Strong Akamai background
Hands-on with EdgeWorkers, edge routing, WAF/Bot Manager
Experience supporting high-traffic eCommerce or global digital platforms
Production-level rule writing & governance
Ability to collaborate across engineering, security, and platform teams
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