Akamai Specialist

Post Date

Sep 10, 2025

Location

Trenton,
Ontario

ZIP/Postal Code

K8V 3
Canada
Nov 29, 2025 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract

Category

Architect (Engineering)

Req #

TOR-c6823b98-9331-4e23-a48e-e8580bbe3282

Pay Rate

$50 - $62 (hourly estimate)

Who Can Apply

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in Canada

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for an Akamai Specialist with strong AWS experience to join a top banking client. This team works across 10 lines of business and is supporting the migration of cloud from WEM to Akamai net storage. This is an entirely remote position on a new team.

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Required Skills & Experience

Responsibilities
• Configure and optimize Akamai CDN settings for performance and latency
• Set up security policies and rules for web assets
• Automate deployments using Ansible
• Conduct performance, load, and security testing
• Implement caching strategies and edge computing via Akamai NetStorage
• Monitor CDN traffic and security events using Akamai tools
• Analyze logs and metrics to troubleshoot and optimize
• Collaborate with dev, infra, and security teams
• Support multi-domain portfolio and cloud strategy initiatives
Required Skills
• 5+ years Akamai NetStorage experience
• AWS Cloud (Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, CloudFront)
• Infrastructure automation (Ansible)
• CDN performance and security optimization

Nice to have
• Cognito

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.