Akamai WAF/CDN Security Architect

Benefits: Remote Competitive salary Opportunity for advancement Akamai WAF/CDN Security Architect Remote (On-call support and occasional off-hour maintenance activities required) Full-Time / Contract We are seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Akamai WAF/CDN Security Architect to support enterprise-scale application onboarding, edge security implementation, and CDN operations. This role requires a strong technical leader who can independently drive discussions with Akamai vendors, application teams, and security stakeholders from day one. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Akamai WAF/CDN technologies, application delivery, internet-facing architectures, and production troubleshooting. Responsibilities * Lead onboarding and migration of applications onto Akamai CDN and WAF platforms. * Configure, maintain, and support Akamai edge security and content delivery services. * Implement and tune WAF policies, security controls, caching rules, and traffic management configurations. * Work closely with application, network, cloud, and security teams to ensure secure and optimized application delivery. * Troubleshoot complex Layer 1–7 issues involving DNS, TLS/SSL, HTTP/HTTPS, CDN behavior, caching, and origin connectivity. * Support production incidents, root cause analysis, and operational escalations. * Participate in on-call rotation and support maintenance activities during off-hour change windows. * Develop technical documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and audit artifacts. * Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders on application onboarding and security initiatives. * Support security assessments, audits, remediation activities, and compliance requirements. * Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineering teams. Required Skills * 10+ years of overall IT infrastructure/network/security experience. * 5+ years of hands-on experience with Akamai CDN and WAF technologies in enterprise environments. * Strong expertise with: * Akamai Kona Site Defender (KSD) * Akamai CDN * Edge DNS * Property Manager * Bot Manager * TLS/Certificate Management * Strong understanding of: * HTTP/HTTPS * TLS/SSL * DNS * TCP/IP * CDN caching * Load balancing * Web application security * Experience with OWASP Top 10 mitigation and WAF tuning. * Experience supporting cloud-native applications in AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Familiarity with enterprise ADC/load balancer technologies such as F5, AVI, Citrix ADC, A10, or Cloudflare. * Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills. * Experience working directly with vendors and driving technical discussions independently. Preferred Qualifications * Akamai certifications preferred. * Experience with automation/scripting using Python, Shell, Terraform, or APIs. * Experience with SIEM integrations, DevSecOps, and Infrastructure-as-Code. * Prior experience supporting large-scale internet-facing enterprise applications. This is a remote position. About Us We work to deliver profitability in your business – with effective communication, consulting, and interactive solutions. Following an Agile Work Approach, we make sure you get the ideal solutions at minimum expenses. Work Approach Our Philosophy Our Philosophy starts-and-ends at the Client-first approach. Be it understanding your business requirements to choosing the right technologies, we work as a collective team that takes all the possible steps to grow continuously towards our common goal. Work Policy We promote a collaborative work environment. We involve everyone working in the organization in community decisions and encourage them to think from a broader perspective. Our work process promotes flexibility and we maintain a high level of discipline at different levels of execution. The Future SelectMinds have years of experience in the domain helps us understand the need-of-the-hour better. This understanding drives us to a better future with every minute ticking. We believe we will be taking off major businesses from their flagship positions, with the products we are eyeing today.