Akamai Support Engineer (remote)

NTT DATA Services; Halifax; Remote; CAD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as an Akamai Support Engineer, where you'll design and manage CDN infrastructure to ensure exceptional performance for customer-facing applications. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with cross-functional teams, all while contributing to a 24/7/365 environment. Your expertise in network protocols, CDN technologies, and cybersecurity will be vital in optimizing content delivery and protecting against cyber threats. If you're passionate about innovation and eager to make a difference, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in CDN and cybersecurity.
• Strong understanding of network protocols and CDN technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and manage CDN infrastructure for high availability and performance.
• Develop security protocols to protect CDN infrastructure from threats.

Skills

Network Protocols (HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP/IP)

CDN Technologies

Cybersecurity

Scripting

Cloud Technologies (AWS)

Problem-Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Tools

Akamai

AWS (EC2, ELB, VPC, ECS, EKS, ElasticCache, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudFront, CloudWatch)

Job description

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NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking an Akamai Support Engineer (Remote) to join our team in Halifax, Nova Scotia (CA-NS), Canada (CA).

Position's General Duties and Tasks:

1. Work with project teams throughout the organization to design, implement, and manage CDN infrastructure using Akamai, to ensure high availability, performance, and scalability for customer-facing applications and business processes.
2. Handle multiple priorities and assignments with excellence and precision.
3. Be a part of a 24/7/365 organization (some after-hours support is expected as part of normal on-call rotation).
4. Directly support line of business development teams, provide guidance to them on implementation and changes for customer-facing applications.
5. Develop and maintain security protocols and measures to protect CDN infrastructure from cyber threats. Monitor and analyze network performance, identifying and resolving issues to optimize content delivery of critical applications.
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Akamai CDN solutions with existing systems and applications. Collaborate with information security teams to implement DDoS protection strategies and other security measures in the CDN.
7. Provide technical support and guidance to clients and internal teams regarding CDN and security best practices. Work closely with vendors and professional service teams on delivery related activities and strategy.
8. Coordinate with DevOps, CloudOps, developers, and support staff to help resolve issues and clarify requirements.
9. Monitor all performance metrics for various production systems and identify root causes for all technical issues and recommend solutions.
10. Work independently to efficiently and effectively resolve customer and client issues and support team members to meet or exceed required SLAs.
11. Manage service requests related to domains, firewalls, DNS, and URL redirects.
12. Document technical information, notes, user guides, etc., for internal or client use.

Qualifications

Must have Skills:

• Total Relevant Experience - 6+ Years
• Strong understanding of network protocols (HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP/IP).
• Proven experience as a CDN Engineer or similar role, with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
• In-depth knowledge of Content Delivery Network technologies, including caching, load balancing, and content optimization.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities. Experience supporting 24/7/365 customer-facing applications at enterprise scale. Awareness and experience with cybersecurity tools and practices, such as firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, and encryption.
• Proficiency in scripting.
• Cloud Technologies: AWS (EC2, ELB, VPC, ECS, EKS, ElasticCache, RDS, S3, CloudFormation, CloudFront, CloudWatch)

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s in computer science or related field

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion annually in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at us.nttdata.

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