DevOps Engineer AWS CloudFront / WAF / Edge Engineering

Experience: 4–7 Years

Level: Associate Consultant (L4)

Location: India

Employment Type: Full-Time on Project

Certification: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate / AWS Certified Developer – Associate / AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (Mandatory)

Job Summary

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Engineer with 4–7 years of experience and strong expertise in AWS Cloud, CloudFront, AWS WAF, Terraform, CI/CD, networking, and DevSecOps.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for building and managing AWS cloud foundations, CloudFront edge solutions, WAF security controls, infrastructure automation, CI/CD pipelines, and observability solutions. Strong experience with CloudFront Functions, Lambda@Edge, Node.js/JavaScript, and Terraform is required.

Experience in Akamai-to-AWS CloudFront migration will be an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities

- Build and manage AWS accounts, environments, IAM, security baselines, tagging, and governance.
- Design, deploy, and manage AWS CloudFront distributions, caching, origins, Origin Shield, failover, and CDN configurations.
- Develop and maintain CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge using Node.js/JavaScript.
- Configure and manage AWS WAF managed/custom rules, rate-based rules, IP sets, and bot-management controls.
- Develop reusable Terraform modules and automate AWS infrastructure deployments using HCP Terraform.
- Automate CloudFront, WAF, Lambda@Edge, Route 53, ACM, and related AWS services.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Git-based workflows and HCP Terraform.
- Implement SAST, security scanning, peer reviews, and DevSecOps practices.
- Troubleshoot AWS networking, including VPC, routing, Route 53, security groups, DNS, TLS/mTLS,



and origin connectivity.
- Create CloudWatch and/or QuickSight dashboards for traffic, cache performance, latency, WAF activity, and system health.
- Develop operational runbooks, deployment procedures, and migration playbooks.
- Support Akamai-to-AWS CloudFront migration and standardize migration processes through automation.
- Apply AWS Well-Architected Framework and security best practices across infrastructure.

Required Skills
- 4–7 years of experience in DevOps / Cloud Engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
- Robust expertise in AWS CloudFront.
- Hands-on experience with CloudFront Functions and Lambda@Edge.
- Strong knowledge of AWS WAF.
- Hands-on experience with Terraform / HCP Terraform.
- Strong Node.js / JavaScript skills.
- Knowledge of Python and Bash is an advantage.
- Strong understanding of AWS networking, including VPC, Route 53, DNS, routing, ACM/TLS/mTLS, and security groups.
- Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps practices.
- Experience with CloudWatch and/or QuickSight.
- Strong knowledge of AWS IAM, secrets management, security, and least-privilege access.
- Strong troubleshooting, automation, and problem-solving skills.
- Valid AWS Associate-level certification is mandatory: Solutions Architect – Associate, Developer – Associate, or SysOps Administrator – Associate.

Good to Have
- Experience with Akamai Property Manager.
- Knowledge of Akamai EdgeWorkers / EdgeKV.
- Experience with Akamai Kona Site Defender or Bot Manager.
- Hands-on experience with Akamai-to-AWS CloudFront migration.
- HashiCorp Terraform certification.
- Additional AWS certifications.
- Experience working with enterprise-scale CDN, edge security, and migration projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.

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