Infrastructure Specialist

Key Responsibilities

Oversee the ADN and CDN teams, ensuring effective design, implementation, and maintenance of infrastructure.

Create and execute ADN and CDN strategies and roadmaps to support business growth and align with the overall IT strategy.

Provide leadership in ADN and CDN design, architecture, and operations, ensuring optimal performance and security.

Manage relationships with ADN and CDN vendors, network vendors, and telecommunications providers to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

Work closely with IT teams such as Cybersecurity, Cloud, and Applications for seamless service integration.

Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams and operational procedures.

Ensure adherence to internal and external regulatory requirements related to data protection and security.

Oversee ADN and CDN budgets and resource allocation for effective utilization and return on investment.

Promote a culture of innovation by adopting new technologies and processes to enhance operational efficiency.

Develop and implement disaster recovery and business continuity plans for ADN and CDN services.

Provide guidance for ad-hoc ADN and CDN requests and projects, ensuring timely resolution.

Maintain internal control discipline as measured by audits and regulatory ratings.

Key Focus Areas

Application delivery optimization

Content caching and acceleration

Load balancing and traffic management

SSL/TLS offloading and encryption

Security and threat protection

Performance monitoring and analytics

Compliance and regulatory requirements

Qualification

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Professional Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Experience

Minimum of 10 years in ADN and CDN technologies, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.

Proven experience managing large-scale ADN and CDN infrastructure, including design, implementation, and maintenance.

Strong operational experience in a financial sector environment is preferred.

Certification

Advanced certifications in ADN and CDN technologies (e.g., F5, Cisco, Akamai) are highly desirable.

Knowledge and Skills

• Strong technical expertise in ADN and CDN design, architecture, and operations.
• Familiarity with cloud computing, software-defined networking, and network automation.
• Deep technical depth covering the core products, e.g F5, Bluecoat Proxy, Infloblox. Deep expertise in F5 is essential
• Ability to deep dive network incidents and address root cause analysis using tools such as Solarwinds, Gigamon, ELK
• Exceptional leadership and management skills, with experience mentoring a team of network engineers.
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities, with a focus on driving innovation.
• Quality mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality ADN and CDN services.
• Strong business acumen and relationship-building skills to engage with key stakeholders effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills.