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If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.\nWe are currently seeking a Senior Akamai Engineer to join our team in Plano, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).\nSenior Akamai Engineer\nExperience: 7+ Years\nEmployment Type: Full-Time\nRole Level: Senior Engineer / Technical Lead\nDomain: Edge Security, CDN, Application Security & Network Engineering\nPosition Summary\nWe are seeking an experienced Senior Akamai Engineer to design, implement, operate, and optimize enterprise Akamai solutions supporting highly available, secure, and high-performing internet-facing applications.\nThe ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Akamai CDN, Web Application Firewall (WAF), DNS, DDoS protection, bot management, API security, traffic management, and edge security technologies. The engineer will work closely with application, network, cloud, cybersecurity, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to onboard applications to Akamai, implement security controls, troubleshoot complex production issues, and continuously improve application performance and security.\nThe role requires strong knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TLS/SSL, web application architecture, networking, caching, APIs, security controls, and automation.\nKey Responsibilities\nAkamai Platform Engineering\nDesign, configure, implement, and support enterprise Akamai solutions for internet-facing applications and APIs.\nManage and optimize Akamai CDN configurations, caching policies, origin connectivity, content delivery, redirects, and application acceleration.\nConfigure and maintain Akamai properties using Property Manager and associated configuration capabilities.\nSupport application onboarding and migration to the Akamai platform.\nDesign reusable Akamai configuration patterns and standards to accelerate application onboarding.\nPerform configuration reviews, testing, activation, validation, and production deployment.\nManage Akamai configurations across development, test, staging, and production environments.\nWeb Application & API Security\nConfigure and manage Akamai App & API Protector / Web Application Firewall (WAF) policies.\nImplement protections against common web vulnerabilities and OWASP Top 10 attack patterns.\nAnalyze security events and tune WAF rules to reduce false positives while maintaining appropriate protection.\nImplement and maintain DDoS protection, rate controls, IP/Geo controls, reputation-based protections, and API security policies.\nSupport bot detection and mitigation using Akamai bot-management capabilities where applicable.\nPartner with cybersecurity teams to investigate malicious traffic, application attacks, and emerging threats.\nReview application and API traffic patterns and recommend appropriate edge-security controls.\nDNS, Networking & Traffic Management\nConfigure and support Akamai DNS and traffic-management capabilities.\nTroubleshoot DNS resolution, routing, latency, connectivity, and origin-server issues.\nWork with HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, certificates, load balancers, proxies, firewalls, and cloud networking.\nConfigure traffic-routing and failover strategies to improve application availability and resiliency.\nSupport certificate lifecycle management and secure TLS configurations.\nDiagnose issues across client, edge, network, Akamai, load-balancer, and origin layers.\nPerformance Optimization\nAnalyze application performance and identify opportunities to improve response time, availability, and end-user experience.\nOptimize cache behavior, TTLs, compression, redirects, origin connectivity, and edge-delivery configurations.\nAnalyze cache hit/miss behavior and identify opportunities to increase edge offload.\nWork with application teams to improve application delivery and reduce unnecessary origin traffic.\nMonitor Akamai platform and application performance and proactively address performance degradation.\nMonitoring, Troubleshooting & Production Support\nProvide advanced troubleshooting for complex Akamai and application-delivery issues.\nAnalyze HTTP response codes, headers, logs, DNS responses, TLS handshakes, caching behavior, and network traces.\nTroubleshoot issues such as 403/404/5xx errors, origin failures, cache inconsistencies, certificate problems, DNS issues, WAF blocks, and application-performance degradation.\nParticipate in major incident and problem-management activities.\nPerform root-cause analysis and develop permanent corrective actions.\nCoordinate with Akamai support and engineering teams for complex product or platform issues.\nParticipate in production support and on-call activities where required.\nSecurity, Governance & Compliance\nEnsure Akamai configurations comply with enterprise cybersecurity policies and architecture standards.\nMaintain appropriate security baselines for WAF, TLS, DNS, APIs, and edge configurations.\nSupport vulnerability remediation and security-audit activities.\nMaintain configuration documentation, operational procedures, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.\nSupport change-management and compliance requirements for regulated enterprise environments.\nTechnical Leadership\nServe as a subject-matter expert for Akamai CDN and Edge Security technologies.\nProvide technical guidance to application, infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and security teams.\nLead technical reviews for complex application onboarding and Akamai architecture decisions.\nMentor junior and mid-level Akamai engineers.\nDevelop engineering standards, reference configurations, operational procedures, and best practices.\nDrive continuous improvement and automation across Akamai engineering and operations.\nRequired Technical Skills\n7+ years of experience in CDN, network engineering, web infrastructure, cybersecurity, or related technologies, with strong hands-on Akamai experience.\nStrong experience with Akamai CDN and Property Manager.\nHands-on experience with Akamai App & API Protector / WAF.\nExperience with Akamai security and traffic-management capabilities.\nStrong understanding of DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, certificates, proxies, load balancers, and firewalls.\nExperience troubleshooting internet-facing web applications and APIs.\nStrong understanding of caching, origin architecture, content delivery, and application acceleration.\nExperience with Akamai APIs and CLI tools.\nWorking knowledge of Git and configuration/version-management practices.\nWhere required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. The starting pay range for this role is $117,600 - $156,800. This range reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on individual and/or company performance.\nThis position is eligible for company benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, flexible spending or health savings account, life and AD&D insurance, short and long term disability coverage, paid time off, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program with company match, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.\nAbout NTT DATA\nNTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.\nWhenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. NTT DATA recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com, @nttdatafed.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to provide payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us form, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us.\nNTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. 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