Job Title: Senior Engineer 2 - Akamai Engineer

Company: Catalyst Brands
Location: Bangalore, India
Experience: 6-8 Years

About the Role

At Catalyst Brands, we're transforming the future of retail technology. As the parent company of iconic brands including JCPenney, Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Lucky Brand, and Nautica, we serve millions of customers through innovative digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Configure and manage Akamai products such as Ion (for web performance), Kona Site Defender (WAF), Bot Manager, Edge DNS
• Work with DevOps, SRE, Networking, and Security teams to implement and maintain CDN and edge strategies.
• Troubleshoot Akamai-related issues including cache misconfigurations, performance bottlenecks, or security rule conflicts.
• Automate and optimize CDN configuration management using Akamai Property Manager and APIs.
• Maintain security standards and ensure compliance with security best practices using Akamai's WAF and Bot Manager.
• Serve as subject matter expert (SME) for Akamai in technical discussions and architecture planning.
• Collaborate with Akamai support and account managers to resolve issues and implement new features.
• Integrate Akamai's Solutions including Dynamic Site Accelerator, Site Defender, Web Application Firewall, Global Traffic Manager, BOTMAN and more.
• Assess and analyse customer's web applications and web traffic to help identify threats and potential vulnerabilities
• Create and implement custom web application firewall rules
• Assist customers with DDoS and threat mitigation
• Experience with TCP/IP network debugging with tcpdump or similar.
• Experience with data processing, Real Time Reporting and Analytics a plus.
• Working knowledge of the full software development lifecycle
• Advanced knowledge of the internet and internet related technologies

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 6-8 years of experience managing Akamai CDN and security products.
• Hands-on experience with: Akamai Control Center, Property Manager, EdgeWorkers and EdgeKV, APIs for automation (e.g., Akamai OPEN API)
• Strong understanding of web technologies (DNS, HTTP/S, TCP/IP, TLS/SSL, REST APIs).
• Experience with scripting (Python, Bash) and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and workflows.
• Knowledge of web performance optimization and caching strategies.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

Preferred Experience

• Real-Time Reporting & Analytics
• TCP/IP network debugging using tcpdump or similar tools
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Customer-facing technical implementations and integrations