Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Akamai WAF / CDN Security Engineer to support Digital Edge and Cyber Security platforms within a banking environment. The role focuses on securing and optimizing web infrastructure through Akamai CDN, WAF, Bot Management, SSL/TLS, Edge Load Balancing, and traffic routing technologies.
The ideal candidate should possess strong expertise in networking, cybersecurity, edge computing, web application security, and cloud-based infrastructure, along with hands-on experience managing Akamai edge configurations in enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Manage and support Akamai CDN and Edge Security platforms for banking web applications.
* Perform WAF, Security, and Bot Manager traffic inspections to identify threats and vulnerabilities.
* Configure and maintain SSL certificates and TLS encryption for secure communications.
* Implement Edge Load Balancing for high availability and optimized application delivery.
* Configure path-based routing and traffic steering solutions.
* Implement and manage caching and edge storage solutions.
* Create and maintain custom error/sorry pages within NetStorage environments.
* Configure and validate HTTP methods based on application requirements while ensuring security compliance.
* Monitor, alert, and troubleshoot security threats, system errors, and performance issues.
* Support production and pre-production incident management and resolution.
* Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to reduce attack surfaces and improve platform availability.
* Provide technical debugging support across Akamai edge and downstream infrastructure.
* Analyze SIEM logs, threat intelligence, and traffic reports to identify anomalies and attacks.
* Maintain secure proxy and reverse proxy configurations for ingress/egress traffic management.
Required Skills & Experience:
Mandatory Skills:
* Strong hands-on experience with Akamai WAF
* Akamai CDN and Edge platform administration
* Akamai Bot Manager
* SSL/TLS Certificate Management
* Edge Load Balancing
* HTTP/S protocols and web application security