Akamai Property Manager

Job Title:

Location: Pan India - Hybrid

Type: Full Time

About the Role:

We are looking for a talented Akamai Edge & Security Engineer to join our team and take ownership of our content delivery and edge security infrastructure. You will be instrumental in designing, implementing, and managing configurations on the Akamai platform to ensure our digital assets are fast, highly available, and secure from evolving online threats.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and manage Akamai properties using Property Manager to configure sophisticated rules for traffic routing, redirects, and origin server behaviors.
• Activate, configure, and optimize Akamai Cloudlets policies, including Audience Segmentation, for personalized user experiences and efficient traffic management.
• Deploy, configure, and maintain Akamai’s edge security solutions, including Web Application Firewall (WAF), API Security, and Bot Manager.
• Proactively monitor, tune, and update security policies to mitigate threats from DDoS attacks, malicious bots, and application vulnerabilities.
• Manage the full lifecycle of domain configurations on the Akamai platform, including CNAMEs, Edge Hostnames, and DNS records.
• Provision, install, and renew SSL/TLS certificates, ensuring best practices for secure traffic routing.
• Monitor domain delivery performance and analytics using Akamai Control Center and tools like Dynatrace; rapidly diagnose and resolve issues related to DNS, SSL, and edge routing.
• Collaborate with development, networking, and security teams to implement best practices for CDN and security configurations.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience configuring and managing the Akamai platform.
• Expertise in Akamai Property Manager for creating complex rule trees.
• Proven experience with Akamai Cloudlets (e.g., Audience Segmentation, Redirect, Forward Rewrite).
• Demonstrable experience in implementing and managing Akamai security products: Kona Site Defender (WAF), Bot Manager, and/or API Security.
• Strong knowledge of DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, and SSL/TLS protocols.
• Experience troubleshooting web application delivery and performance issues.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Akamai certifications (e.g., Akamai Certified Professional/Expert).
• Experience with other CDN providers (e.g., Cloudflare, Fastly).
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, JavaScript) for automation.