Sr. Akamai CDN Engineer & Performance Optimization Specialist

Who we are

Artmac Soft is a technology consulting and service-oriented IT company dedicated to providing innovative technology solutions and services to Customers.

Job Description :

Job Title : Sr. Akamai CDN Engineer & Performance Optimization Specialist

Job Type : W2

Experience : 5-10 Years

Location : Bothell, Washington

Responsibilities

• Implement / Manage Akamai CDN Configurations for high-traffic customer-facing websites. Ensure optimal performance, reliability, and security.
• Stakeholder Collaboration : Work closely with stakeholders to design, author, implement, and test Akamai configuration changes in the preproduction environment.

Ensure smooth propagation of changes to production once validated.

• Technical Design Recommendations : Provide technical design recommendations and collaborate with Akamai professional services to assess the impact of changes.
• Maintenance Activities : Perform regular maintenance activities related to Akamai..
• Performance and Web Acceleration : Apply advanced performance and web acceleration techniques to enhance the efficiency and speed of web services.
• Tool Development and Maintenance : Create and maintain tools that interface with various Akamai features, ensuring seamless integration and functionality.
• Support and Troubleshooting : Be available to support Akamai-related events that may occur during off hours. Assist in troubleshooting customer or release-impacting incidents promptly.
• Rationalization Opportunities : Analyze current technologies and processes to identify rationalization opportunities. Focus on improving efficiency and cost savings.
• Standard Process Development : Develop standardized processes for managing and deploying edge solutions. Ensure these processes are scalable and adaptable to diverse use cases and environments.
• Evaluate Tools and Techniques : Investigate and recommend advanced tools and techniques for the deployment, management, and monitoring of edge products.

Required Qualifications

Must have 3+ years of level of real-world Akamai configuration experience managing various Akamai features across multiple domains.

Experience with large Akamai security feature implementations

• 5+ years of progressive experience in cloud engineering, site reliability, DevOps, system infrastructure, or a related technical role
• 5+ years of experience building and / or supporting web applications
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus / Grafana, ELK stack, ability to understand metrics, and impact on system performance.
• Strong scripting and coding ability across multiple languages and technologies
• Proven experience optimizing reliability and performance for large-scale web hosting environments.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, on call as needed.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to provide data-driven recommendations for critical decision making mainly around edge configuration and improvement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to present complex technical information in a clear manner to peers, developers, and leadership

Optional Qualifications

• Experience with other CDNs. Ex. Fastly, CloudFlare, Imperva, Cloudfront, etc.
• Web-based architecture / design and development experience
• Familiarity with HTML5, JavaScript frameworks, and CSS3
• Linux Operating Systems experience
• Experience in a technical leadership capacity - team lead / manager etc.

Education Qualification :

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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