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: Genpact is urgently looking for a strong Consultant for one of our precious clients in USA. If you are interested kindly share profile to manoharswamy.p@genpact.com
Please revert with the below details and your updated resume in MS Word format if you are interested in the opportunity with us. Appreciate if you can suggest a good time for a quick discussion.
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Title: Security & Akamai Onboarding Engineer
Location: United States (Remote)
Duration: Fulltime
Application Security & Akamai Onboarding Engineer
Primary Responsibilities
Akamai & Edge Platform Implementation
Independently configure and manage Akamai platform services, including CDN onboarding, Property Manager configurations, WAF policies, security controls, and origin protection mechanisms.
Execute origin lockdown activities by implementing Akamai-based controls that restrict direct access to backend application infrastructure.
Configure, test, and validate Akamai security capabilities, including WAF, Bot Management, API Protection, Edge Security, TLS, and traffic-routing configurations.
Support application onboarding to the Akamai Edge platform and drive implementation through production deployment.
Troubleshoot Akamai, networking, DNS, TLS, and application connectivity issues during onboarding and cutover events.
Application Security & Risk Reduction
Assess publicly exposed origins and implement remediation strategies to reduce internet-facing attack surface.
Validate application security posture following onboarding and security control implementation.
Assist with deployment and tuning of WAF protections, API security controls, and threat mitigation capabilities.
Partner with Application Security teams to ensure onboarding aligns with enterprise security requirements.
Application Migration & Release Coordination
Coordinate application releases, cutovers, testing, rollback planning, and production support activities.
Engage application owners and technical teams throughout the onboarding lifecycle.
Validate application functionality before and after Akamai migration.
Support operational readiness activities and post-production stabilization.
Track onboarding progress, remediation activities, risk reduction metrics, and implementation status.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Coordinate with Networking, DNS, F5, CDN, Cloud Engineering, Infrastructure, and Application Security teams.
Provide technical guidance to application teams regarding Akamai onboarding patterns and origin protection requirements.
Required Skills
1. Akamai Platform Engineering (Highest Priority)
Candidates must possess strong hands-on Akamai experience and be capable of independently implementing configurations within the Akamai portal.
Required Experience
Akamai Property Manager
Akamai CDN onboarding
Akamai WAF configuration and policy management
Akamai Edge Security controls
Origin Lockdown implementation
Akamai traffic routing and delivery configurations
TLS/SSL certificate implementation
Akamai security policy testing and validation
Akamai change deployment and promotion processes
Troubleshooting Akamai platform issues
Preferred Experience
Akamai API Security
Akamai Bot Manager / Bot Management Premier
Akamai Edge DNS
Akamai Application & API Protector (AAP)
Akamai Terraform Provider
Akamai APIs
Akamai migration programs
Imperva-to-Akamai migration experience
2. Networking & Internet Architecture
Required
Advanced DNS knowledge
HTTP/HTTPS protocols
TLS/SSL architecture
Reverse Proxy architectures
Origin-to-edge traffic flow design
Firewall concepts
Load Balancing
Network troubleshooting
Preferred
F5 LTM administration
Traffic Management
CDN architectures
Internet-facing application architecture
Network security controls
3. Application Security
Required
Application Security fundamentals
OWASP Top 10
API Security
Secure SDLC practices
Security testing and validation
Web application threat modeling
Authentication and authorization concepts
Vulnerability remediation processes
Preferred
WAF tuning and optimization
Penetration testing support
Vulnerability Management
Security Architecture Reviews
4. Cloud & Platform Technologies
Required
AWS or GCP
Cloud Networking
Kubernetes fundamentals
API Gateway concepts
Preferred
Container Security
Cloud Security Controls
Infrastructure as Code
5. Release & Operations
Required
Production support
Release coordination
Change Management
Incident Management
Root Cause Analysis
Operational Readiness
Rollback Planning
Preferred
Large-scale application migration programs
Production cutover management
Technical project leadership
6. Automation (Preferred)
Python
REST APIs
Terraform
GitHub
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code
Experience
Required
5+ years of hands-on Akamai engineering experience
Demonstrated experience configuring Akamai services directly within the Akamai portal
5+ years of Application Security, Network Security, or Internet-facing Application Engineering
Experience implementing Origin Lockdown controls
Experience deploying and managing WAF protections
Experience onboarding applications onto CDN and edge security platforms
Experience supporting production releases and cutovers
Experience troubleshooting DNS, TLS, networking, and application connectivity issues
Experience coordinating across multiple application and infrastructure teams
Preferred
Experience leading Akamai onboarding initiatives at enterprise scale
Experience migrating applications from Imperva, F5, or alternative edge platforms to Akamai
Experience protecting internet-facing healthcare or regulated-industry applications
Experience with Akamai Application & API Protector (AAP)
Experience with large-scale attack-surface reduction programs
Why join Genpact?
• Lead AI-first transformation – Build and scale AI solutions that redefine industries • Make an impact – Drive change for global enterprises and solve business challenges that matter • Accelerate your career—Gain hands-on experience, world-class training, mentorship, and AI certifications to advance your skills • Grow with the best – Learn from top engineers, data scientists, and AI experts in a dynamic, fast-moving workplace • Committed to ethical AI – Work in an environment where governance, transparency, and security are at the core of everything we build • Thrive in a values-driven culture – Our courage, curiosity, and incisiveness - built on a foundation of integrity and inclusion - allow your ideas to fuel progress Come join the 140,000+ coders, tech shapers, and growth makers at Genpact and take your career in the only direction that matters: Up. Let’s build tomorrow together.
Best Regards,
Manohar Swamy
Tech Services Hiring Team, Genpact
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Manoharswamy.p@genpact.com www.Genpact.com