GCP Cloud Content Delivery Network (Akamai)

Accenture; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Innovative tools

Direct expert contacts

Cutting-edge technologies

Regular training

Team-based environment

International projects

Job summary

Accenture is seeking an Akamai Architect to lead strategy and technical design for content delivery, security, and performance improvements. You will collaborate with development, security, and network teams to implement scalable, cost-efficient Akamai solutions across cloud environments.

The role requires deep Akamai product knowledge, high-availability design, and strong DNS/SSL/TLS expertise, with global delivery experience and leadership in pre-sales and production deployments.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Akamai product suite (CDN, WAF, Ion).
• Proven experience architecting low-latency, high-availability CDNs.
• Hands-on with GCP as primary cloud infrastructure backbone.
• Strong knowledge of DNS management, TLS termination, and routing.
• English B+ level or higher.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design for Akamai-based content delivery and security solutions.
• Collaborate with development, security, and network teams to optimize performance.
• Configure and tune Akamai components to meet SLAs and security requirements.
• Mentor teams during deployments and pre-sales activities.
• Develop technical documentation and best practices.

Skills

Akamai expertise

Web performance optimization

DNS/SSL/TLS mastery

DevOps & CI/CD

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Programming (Python/Bash/JS)

Multi-CDN orchestration

Security knowledge (WAF, DDoS)

Tools

Terraform

Jenkins

CloudFront / Akamai tooling

Job description

DARE TO BE A PART OF THE CHALLENGE! COME AND JOIN OUR TEAM TOGETHER WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE!

Did you know that Accenture is leading the digital transformation in the World?

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Our main purpose is to collaborate with our clients, so they can become high-performance businesses. Accenture is present in more than 200 cities, 49 countries and approximately 732,000 employees worldwide.

Offer

• Career development according to your profile and interests.
• Work in one of the best companies and feel proud.
• Access to an innovative methodology and tools.
• Direct contact with experts worldwide.
• Use of work schemes and cutting-edge technologies.
• Constant training.
• Work environment based on teamwork and collaboration.
• Participation in International Projects

Accenture does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or for any other reason covered by local law.

The Role

An Akamai Architect leads the strategy and technical design for utilizing Akamai products and services to improve website performance, security, and user experience. They collaborate closely with development teams, network engineers, security teams, and business stakeholders to provide solutions that optimize content delivery, security, and network performance. This role typically requires deep expertise in CDN technologies, web performance, application security, and cloud infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities & Activities:
1.Solution Design & Architecture:

• Develop tailored architecture designs that leverage Akamai’s CDN, security, and performance optimization tools.
  -Analyze customer requirements and design robust, scalable, and cost-efficient content delivery and security solutions.
  -Architect solutions for reducing latency, improving content caching, and delivering secure, high-performance applications.
  -Collaborate with product managers and technical teams to integrate Akamai solutions with existing infrastructure.

2.Performance Optimization

• Implement Akamai’s performance optimization features such as content caching, front-end optimizations (FEO), and image or media optimization.
• Design strategies to reduce load times, handle traffic spikes, and improve site responsiveness.
• Monitor and tune configurations to maintain peak web application performance.

Security Architecture

• Design and configure Akamai Web Application Firewalls (WAF), DDoS protection, bot management, and other security solutions.
• Ensure robust security policies to protect applications from vulnerabilities and attacks.
• Regularly review security metrics and recommend adjustments to mitigate emerging threats.

4.Content Delivery & Network Management

• Develop strategies to optimize the delivery of static and dynamic content to users across different geographies.
• Implement and manage routing, failover, and load-balancing configurations.
• Optimize and troubleshoot routing and delivery through Akamai’s edge servers for efficient network management.

5.Technical Leadership & Support

• Lead and mentor teams through the deployment and configuration of Akamai solutions.
• Provide technical support and guidance during pre-sales activities, proof-of-concept (PoC) phases, and production deployments.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, best practices, and standards for Akamai implementations.

6.Monitoring & Analytics

• Set up monitoring tools to track performance, availability, and security metrics of web applications delivered via Akamai.
• Analyze logs, usage patterns, and analytics data to provide insights on optimization opportunities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to content delivery, application performance, and security.

7.Stakeholder Collaboration:
-Work closely with business stakeholders, developers, and IT teams to ensure alignment between business goals and technical solutions.

• Collaborate with Akamai’s technical account managers and product teams for updates on the latest features and technologies.

8 Technical Skills Required

• Expertise in Akamai products like Akamai CDN, Web Performance Solutions, Kona Site Defender (WAF), Ion, Adaptive Media Delivery, Image Manager, etc.
• Strong understanding of web performance tuning (caching strategies, load balancing, etc.).
• Experience with DNS management, SSL/TLS, and network protocols (HTTP, TCP/IP).
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for automation (CI/CD, Terraform, Jenkins).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Requirements

• Deep expertise in Akamai product suite (CDN, WAF, Ion, Image Manager)
• Proven experience architecting low-latency, high-availability content delivery solutions
• Hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) as the primary cloud infrastructure backbone– including VPCs, IAM, Cloud Armor, and Cloud Interconnect
• Strong hands-on knowledge of DNS management, SSL/TLS termination, and routing protocols (HTTP/TCP/IP)
• 5+ years of experience in CDN/Network Architecture or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering
• Programming/Scripting proficiency (Python, Bash, or JavaScript) for custom edge logic (EdgeWorkers)
• Multi-CDN strategy and failover orchestration (e.g., Cloudflare, Fastly alongside Akamai)
• Familiarity withAWS (CloudFront) or Azure (Front Door)for multi-cloud hybrid strategies
• DevOps pipeline integration (CI/CD with Jenkins/GitLab CI for property deployment automation)
• Advanced analytics and log analysis (Elasticsearch/Splunk for WAF and access log parsing)
• English B+

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com

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