Hands-on Akamai NetStorage and enterprise CDN configuration experience is required.

Candidates without hands-on Akamai configuration experience will not be considered.

Hybrid mode, two days on site

Contract role, 6-12 months

Position Overview
We are seeking a hands-on Akamai Infrastructure Engineer / CDN Engineer with strong experience in Akamai NetStorage, CDN configuration, edge delivery, and enterprise web security.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with Akamai technologies, including NetStorage, CDN configuration, edge delivery, web security, and traffic optimization. This role will work closely with infrastructure, security, DevOps, and application teams to ensure secure, scalable, and high-performance delivery of digital banking applications and services.

This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on Akamai platform configuration, troubleshooting, optimization, and production support within a mission-critical enterprise setting.

Key Responsibilities

Configure, manage, and support Akamai platform services across enterprise digital applications

Implement and maintain Akamai NetStorage configurations, storage groups, upload accounts, and content delivery workflows

Configure and optimize CDN caching behaviors, edge delivery policies, and origin routing

Support Akamai Property Manager configurations and rule management

Manage Akamai security products including:

Web Application Firewall (WAF)

Bot Management

Edge DNS

Cloudlets

Troubleshoot production incidents related to CDN delivery, caching, edge routing, SSL/TLS, and web traffic performance

Collaborate with security teams to support DDoS mitigation and web application protection strategies

Monitor Akamai traffic analytics, logs, and edge security alerts

Support SSL certificate lifecycle management and secure web delivery

Work closely with DevOps, Infrastructure, Network, and Application teams to support enterprise digital platforms

Participate in production deployments,



change management, and incident response activities

Perform performance tuning and optimization for large-scale customer-facing applications

Support automation and scripting initiatives related to Akamai configuration and infrastructure management

Required Qualifications

5+ years of experience in infrastructure engineering, CDN engineering, DevOps, network engineering, or web security

Hands-on experience with Akamai technologies in enterprise environments

Strong experience with:

Property Manager

Cache configuration

Origin configuration

Experience with Akamai security products such as:

WAF

Bot Manager

Edge DNS

Cloudlets

Strong understanding of:

Web traffic routing

Reverse proxy

SSL/TLS

HTTP/HTTPS

DNS

Caching strategies

Experience supporting production environments and troubleshooting enterprise web delivery issues

Experience with cloud infrastructure and DevOps environments

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience within banking, financial services, telecom, or large enterprise environments

Experience with Cloudflare, AWS CloudFront, Fastly, Imperva, F5, or similar edge/security technologies

Experience with:

Scripting (Python, Bash, Shell)

Monitoring tools (Splunk, Datadog, Nagios)

Familiarity with OWASP security principles and DDoS mitigation strategies

Experience with API delivery and web performance optimization

Preferred Candidate Backgrounds
Candidates with experience in the following areas are highly preferred:

Production Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

Network Security Engineer

Edge Delivery Engineer

Nice-to-Have Technologies

Edge DNS

Cloudlets

Fast Purge

AWS CloudFront

Cloudflare

Imperva

F5

Zscaler

Splunk

Jenkins

Interview Focus Areas
Candidates may be assessed on:

Akamai architecture and CDN concepts

Edge caching and traffic routing

Web security and WAF configuration

Infrastructure and DevOps collaboration

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📌 Infrastructure Engineer (Ontario)
🏢 Unisystech Consulting
📍 Ontario