Sr Lead Akamai Engineer

Job Description
The ideal candidate is first and foremost an experienced Akamai engineer, with strong networking and application security expertise. This role is not primarily a project coordinator position. The successful candidate should be capable of independently implementing
Akamai onboarding, configuring edge security controls, deploying origin lockdown protections, troubleshooting issues, and driving applications through production deployment.

This person should effectively combine the capabilities of

Akamai Engineer
Networking Engineer
Application Security Engineer
Release Lead
Technical Program Lead
They should be comfortable owning the onboarding process end-to-end, from CDN implementation and WAF configuration through production cutover, validation, origin lockdown, and operational handoff.

Required
5+ years of hands-on Akamai engineering experience
Demonstrated experience configuring Akamai services directly within the Akamai portal
5+ years of Application Security, Network Security, or Internet-facing
Application Engineering
Experience implementing Origin Lockdown controls
Experience deploying and managing WAF protections
Experience onboarding applications onto CDN and edge security platforms
Experience supporting production releases and cutovers
Experience troubleshooting DNS, TLS, networking, and application connectivity issues
Experience coordinating across multiple application and infrastructure teams
Preferred
Experience leading Akamai onboarding initiatives at enterprise scale
Experience migrating applications from Imperva, F5, or alternative edge platforms to Akamai
Experience protecting internet-facing healthcare or regulated-industry applications
Experience with Akamai Application & API Protector (AAP)
Experience with large-scale attack-surface reduction programs
Job Responsibilities
Akamai & Edge Platform Implementation
Independently configure and manage Akamai platform services, including
CDN onboarding, Property Manager configurations, WAF policies, security controls, and origin protection mechanisms.

Execute origin lockdown activities by implementing Akamai-based controls that restrict direct access to backend application infrastructure. Configure, test, and validate Akamai security capabilities, including
WAF, Bot Management, API Protection, Edge Security, TLS, and traffic-routing configurations. Support application onboarding to the Akamai Edge platform and drive implementation through production deployment. Troubleshoot Akamai, networking, DNS, TLS, and application connectivity issues during onboarding and cutover events.

Application Security & Risk Reduction
Assess publicly exposed origins and implement remediation strategies to reduce internet-facing attack surface. Validate application security posture following onboarding and security control implementation. Assist with deployment and tuning of WAF protections, API security controls, and threat mitigation capabilities. Partner with Application Security teams to ensure onboarding aligns with enterprise security requirements.

Application Migration & Release Coordination
Coordinate application releases, cutovers, testing, rollback planning, and production support activities. Engage application owners and technical teams throughout the onboarding lifecycle. Validate application functionality before and after Akamai migration. Support operational readiness activities and post-production stabilization. Track onboarding progress, remediation activities, risk reduction metrics, and implementation status.

Cross-Functional Collaboration
Coordinate with Networking, DNS, F5, CDN, Cloud Engineering,
Infrastructure, and Application Security teams. Provide technical guidance to application teams regarding Akamai onboarding patterns and origin protection requirements. Akamai Platform Engineering (Highest Priority)
Candidates must possess strong hands-on Akamai experience and be capable of independently implementing configurations within the Akamai portal.

Required Experience
Akamai Property Manager
Akamai CDN onboarding
Akamai WAF configuration and policy management
Akamai Edge Security controls
Origin Lockdown implementation
Akamai traffic routing and delivery configurations
TLS/SSL certificate implementation
Akamai security policy testing and validation
Akamai change deployment and promotion processes
Troubleshooting Akamai platform issues
Preferred Experience
Akamai API Security
Akamai Bot Manager / Bot Management Premier
Akamai Edge DNS
Akamai Application & API Protector (AAP)
Akamai Terraform Provider
Akamai APIs
Akamai migration programs
Imperva-to-Akamai migration experience
Networking & Internet Architecture
Required
Advanced DNS knowledge
HTTP/HTTPS protocols
TLS/SSL architecture
Reverse Proxy architectures
Origin-to-edge traffic flow design
Firewall concepts
Load Balancing
Network troubleshooting