Senior CDN & Edge Security Engineer (Akamai)

Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior CDN & Edge Security Operations Specialist with deep expertise in Akamai
technologies to manage, optimize, and secure traffic for high-throughput Media and mission-critical
Fintech platforms. In this role, you will lead the configuration, daily performance monitoring, edge
security enforcement (WAF/DDoS), and incident troubleshooting across our global edge
infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities
● Traffic & Cache Management: Design, configure, and maintain Akamai edge configurations
(Property Manager, Edge DNS, GTM) to optimize HTTP/S cache ratios, lower origin load,
and maximize reliability across microservices and API gateways.
● WAF & DDoS Mitigation: Configure and tune Akamai security modules (App and Api
protector, Web Application Protector, Bot Manager) to defend APIs and web applications
against zero-day threats, automated bot attacks, and volumetric DDoS incidents.
● Media Video Delivery: Optimize streaming workflows (HLS, DASH, VOD, and Live
streaming)



using Akamai Adaptive Media Delivery (AMD) and Media Services Live to ensure
low latency, high throughput, and zero buffering during high-concurrency events.
● Analytical Monitoring & Operations: Conduct daily analytical monitoring of cache hit
ratios, origin response times, error rates (4xx/5xx), and network egress. Lead root-cause
analysis (RCA) and performance tuning initiatives. Conducting security reviews over policies.
● Incident Escalation & Vendor Support: Serve as a Tier-3 escalation point for on-call
operations teams. Work directly with Akamai Support and Technical Account Managers
(TAMs) for platform escalations, feature deployments, and urgent architectural changes.
● Automation Scripting: Write Python and Shell scripts to automate purge requests, log
parsing, synthetic performance checks, and API interactions with Akamai OPEN EdgeGrid
APIs.

Required Qualifications
● Education: Bachelor’s Degree (BS or BE) in Compute

📌 Senior CDN Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 VerSe Innovation
📍 Bengaluru