L2 CDN & Edge Security Engineer

Applied Cloud Computing

Pune District

On-site

INR 900,000 - 1,200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Applied Cloud Computing (ACC) in Pune is seeking an L2 CDN & Edge Security Engineer with 3–6 years of experience to manage, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise CDN and edge security platforms including Akamai and Cloudflare. You will support global web applications, perform security and performance tuning, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Candidates should have strong networking fundamentals, hands‑on CDN troubleshooting, and knowledge of web security technologies.

Qualifications

Strong understanding of CDN technologies and networking fundamentals.
Hands-on experience with Akamai CDN and Cloudflare CDN & WAF.
Experience with DDoS mitigation and WAF policy management.
Familiarity with Linux administration and Python scripting.
Knowledge of REST APIs and monitoring/log analysis.

Responsibilities

Manage, troubleshoot, and optimize CDN and edge security platforms.
Support global web applications, including Akamai and Cloudflare environments.
Configure WAF rules, DNS records, and SSL certificates.
Investigate production incidents across multi‑cloud environments.
Coordinate with security, network, and application teams for resolution.

Skills

CDN technologies

Networking fundamentals

WAF management

DNS architecture

Linux administration

Python scripting

Monitoring tools

Cloud familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT

Electronics & Communications

Related technical field

Tools

Akamai CDN

Cloudflare CDN & WAF

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Python

Bash

Grafana

Splunk

Datadog

Kibana

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

ACC is an AWS Advance Partner with AWS Mobility Competency. Awarded The Best BFSI industry Consulting Partner for the year 2019, ACC has had several successful cloud migration and application development projects to its credit.

Our business offerings include Digitalisation, Cloud Services, Product Engineering, Big Data & Analytics and Cloud Security. ACC has developed several products to its credit. These include Ottohm – Enterprise Video and OTT Platform, Atlas API – API Management and Development Platform, Atlas CLM – Cloud Life Cycle Management, Atlas HCM – HR Digital Onboarding and Employee Management, Atlas ITSM – Vendor Onboarding and Service Management and Smart Contracts – Contract Automation and Management.

Website -

http://www.appliedcloudcomputing.com/

Job Description

L2 CDN & Edge Security Engineer - 3-6 yrs – Pune

L2 CDN & Edge Security Engineer Job Summary: We are looking for a skilled and proactive L2 CDN & Edge Security Engineer to manage, troubleshoot, and optimize enterprise CDN and edge security platforms including Akamai Technologies and Cloudflare environments. The engineer will be responsible for supporting global web applications, CDN delivery optimization, WAF policy management, DNS operations, SSL certificate management, DDoS mitigation support, and troubleshooting production incidents across multi‑cloud environments. The ideal candidate should have strong networking fundamentals, hands‑on CDN troubleshooting experience, and knowledge of web security technologies.

Key Responsibilities

CDN Operations & Support
- Manage and support CDN platforms including Akamai and Cloudflare.
- Configure and maintain CDN properties, cache policies, and routing rules.
- Perform cache purging/invalidation activities.
- Configure and troubleshoot origin connectivity issues.
- Support global traffic acceleration and content optimization.
Incident Management & Troubleshooting
- Handle L2 production incidents and escalations from L1 teams.
- Troubleshoot HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS, and CDN‑related issues.
- Investigate website latency, downtime, and cache performance issues.
- Analyze CDN logs, traffic patterns, and edge behavior.
- Coordinate with application, cloud, network, and security teams for issue resolution.
Security & WAF Operations
- Manage WAF rules, rate limiting, bot protection, and geo‑blocking policies.
- Investigate DDoS attacks and support mitigation activities.
- Tune security policies to reduce false positives.
- Monitor and respond to security alerts and suspicious traffic activity.
- Support OWASP Top 10 protection implementation.
DNS & SSL Management
- Configure and manage DNS records including A, AAAA, CNAME, TXT, and MX records.
- Manage SSL certificate onboarding, renewal, and troubleshooting.
- Validate TLS configurations and certificate chains.
- Support DNS failover and load balancing configurations.
Monitoring & Performance Optimization
- Monitor CDN health, edge performance, and traffic analytics.
- Optimize cache hit ratios and origin offload.
- Analyze latency, bandwidth usage, and web performance metrics.
- Work with monitoring tools like Grafana, Splunk, Datadog, and Kibana.
Change Management
- Implement CDN and security configuration changes during maintenance windows.
- Validate post‑change functionality and rollback if required.
- Prepare technical documentation, SOPs, and RCA reports.
Automation & Scripting
- Support automation activities using APIs, CLI tools, and scripting.
- Work with Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
- Assist in operational improvements and process automation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills
- Strong understanding of CDN technologies, HTTP/HTTPS protocols, DNS architecture, SSL/TLS, TCP/IP networking, reverse proxy concepts, and load balancing.
Hands‑on Experience With
- Akamai CDN
- Cloudflare CDN & WAF
- WAF policy management
- DDoS mitigation
- CDN troubleshooting
Knowledge Of
- Linux administration
- Shell/Python scripting basics
- REST APIs
- Monitoring tools
- Log analysis

Preferred Skills

Experience with multi‑cloud environments (Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure)
Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, DevSecOps concepts
Knowledge of OWASP Top 10, Zero Trust Security, API Security, Bot Management, SIEM tools

Experience Required