Content Delivery Network Specialist

Summary: The Content Delivery Network Specialist role requires a minimum of 10 years of experience in implementing and configuring CDN solutions across distributed systems. The position demands flexibility in scheduling due to late-night CDN releases and involves collaboration with cross-functional teams to enhance content delivery performance. Key responsibilities include building automation frameworks, optimizing CDN configurations, and ensuring compliance with security standards. The ideal candidate should possess strong programming skills and a deep understanding of CDN technologies and networking concepts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Experience with two or more programming/scripting languages (e.g., GoLang, NodeJs, Python, Java)
• Working knowledge in other CDN areas such as Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare
• 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 to enhance 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 / Newrelic, 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)
• 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

Key Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in CDN implementation and configuration
• Proficiency in programming/scripting languages (GoLang, NodeJs, Python, Java)
• Experience with CDN technologies (Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, CloudFront, Cloudflare)
• Strong automation skills using Python, Terraform, GitOps
• Knowledge of search engine and performance optimization
• Experience with monitoring tools (Akamai TrafficPeak, Grafana, Splunk, etc.)
• Understanding of core networking concepts (TCP/IP, TLS/mTLS, DNS, etc.)
• Experience with API tools (Postman, Rest APIs)
• Familiarity with distributed compute environments (AWS, Google Cloud Platform)
• Ability to implement security best practices for CDN
• Strong collaboration and communication skills

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT