Security Engineer - L2 CDN & Edge

We are looking for a skilled and proactive L2 CDN and Edge Security Engineer to manage, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise CDN and edge security platforms, including Akamai Technologies and Cloudflare environments. The engineer will be responsible for supporting global web applications, CDN delivery optimization, WAF policy management, DNS operations, SSL certificate management, DDoS mitigation support, and troubleshooting production incidents across multi-cloud environments. The ideal candidate should have strong networking fundamentals, hands-on CDN troubleshooting experience, and knowledge of web security technologies. Key
The core responsibilities for the job include the following:
CDN Operations and Support:
Manage and support CDN platforms, including Akamai and Cloudflare.
Configure and maintain CDN properties, cache policies, and routing rules.
Perform cache purging/invalidation activities.
Configure and troubleshoot origin connectivity issues.
Support global traffic acceleration and content optimization.
Incident Management and Troubleshooting:
Handle L2 production incidents and escalations from L1 teams.
Troubleshoot HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS, and CDN-related issues. Investigate website latency, downtime, and cache performance issues.
Analyze CDN logs, traffic patterns, and edge behavior. Coordinate with application, cloud, network, and security teams for issue resolution.
Security and WAF Operations:
Manage WAF rules, rate limiting, bot protection, and geo-blocking policies. Investigate DDoS attacks and support mitigation activities.
Tune security policies to reduce false positives. Monitor and respond to security alerts and suspicious traffic activity.
Support OWASP Top 10 protection implementation.
DNS and SSL Management:
Configure and manage DNS records, including A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, and MX records.
Manage SSL certificate onboarding, renewal, and troubleshooting. Validate TLS configurations and certificate chains.
Support DNS failover and load balancing configurations.
Monitoring and Performance Optimization:
Monitor CDN health, edge performance, and traffic analytics.
Optimize cache hit ratios and origin offload. Analyze latency, bandwidth usage, and web performance metrics.
Work with monitoring tools like Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, and Kibana.
Change Management:
Implement CDN and security configuration changes during maintenance windows.
Validate post-change functionality and rollback if required.
Prepare technical documentation, SOPs, and RCA reports.
Automation and Scripting:
Support automation activities using APIs, CLI tools, and scripting.
Work with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
Assist in operational improvements and process automation.
Requirements:
3-6 years of experience in CDN operations, network operations, cloud networking, edge security, and web application security.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication, or a related technical field.
Certifications (Preferred) Akamai Certifications, Cloudflare Certifications, CCNA / Network+ Security+ Cloud Certifications from AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Tools and Technologies Category: Tools/Platforms CDN Akamai, Cloudflare; Monitoring Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, Kibana; Networking DNS, TCP/IP, Load Balancers; Security WAF, DDoS, Bot Protection; OS Linux; Automation Python, Bash, APIs Cloud AWS, Azure, GCP.
Technical Skills: Strong understanding of CDN technologies and HTTP/HTTPS protocols, DNS architecture, SSL/TLS, TCP/IP networking, reverse proxy concepts, and load balancing.
Hands-on experience with Akamai CDN, Cloudflare CDN and WAF, WAF policy management, DDoS mitigation, and CDN troubleshooting.
Knowledge of Linux administration, Shell/Python scripting basics, REST APIs, monitoring tools, and log analysis.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with multi-cloud environments, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps concepts.
Knowledge of the OWASP Top 10 Zero Trust Security, API Security, Bot Management, and SIEM tools.
Soft Skills:
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Good communication and stakeholder management.
Ability to work in 24x7 operational environments.
Team collaboration and incident coordination.
Documentation and reporting skills.

Experience
3-7 yrs