Job#: 3023584

Job Description:

Application Delivery Architect (CDN)

Job Profile Summary

Executes the vision, future direction, and initiative roadmap for strategic infrastructure technology programs, with a focus on content delivery, edge computing, and traffic optimization architectures. Defines global CDN strategies that support application availability, performance, scalability, and secure delivery of web and application traffic.

Core Responsibilities (Additions)

• Platforms supported:
  • F5 load balancer (GTM/LTM)
  • Akamai content delivery

· In addition to the standard responsibilities:

· Defines and evolves enterprise CDN and edge delivery architectures, including caching strategies, traffic routing, and global content distribution patterns.

· Leads the design, implementation, and governance of CDN platforms (e.g., Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly) supporting critical business applications across cloud and on‑prem environments.

· Establishes standards for edge caching, DNS, traffic steering, and latency optimization to ensure high availability and optimal end‑user experience.

· Designs and enforces best practices for edge security, including DDoS protection, WAF integration, TLS/SSL management, and secure content delivery.

· Monitors CDN performance, analyzes cache efficiency and traffic patterns, and drives optimization efforts to improve performance and reduce origin load.

· Partners with application, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure seamless end‑to‑end application delivery through the edge.

· Drives continuous improvement in scalability, resiliency, and automation of CDN and edge delivery capabilities.

· Supports incident response for performance degradation and traffic delivery issues, ensuring rapid resolution and root cause analysis.

Qualifications and Skills (Additions)

· Strong expertise in CDN, edge delivery, and global traffic management concepts.

· Hands-on architectural experience with leading CDN platforms (Akamai, Cloudflare, Fastly, or similar) in enterprise-scale environments.

· Deep understanding of caching mechanisms, CDN routing policies, DNS, and edge compute capabilities.

· Experience analyzing traffic patterns, cache performance, and optimizing content delivery for latency and throughput.

· Knowledge of edge security practices, including DDoS mitigation, WAF, bot protection, and secure application delivery.

· Strong understanding of hybrid architectures integrating CDN platforms with cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and on-prem infrastructure.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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