Cloud & Web Optimization Engineer

Halifax (Hybrid 2 days in office)

Our client a dynamic Information Technology services company that partners with leading global organizations to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions is looking for a Cloud & Web Optimization Engineer to join their growing team.

They are looking for a skilled Cloud & Web Optimization Engineer to drive the Web Performance and CDN Management capabilities for a portfolio of clients operating in highly demanding, large-scale online environments.

This role will be instrumental in managing and optimizing Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), analysing web performance end-to-end, and operationally maintaining domain availability and routing configurations to ensure best-in-class user experience and service uptime.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams — software engineers, systems administrators, and business stakeholders — to identify bottlenecks, optimize performance across the full stack, and enhance the reliability of web applications and infrastructure. A strong background in Cloudflare CDN configuration, management, and workers is essential.

Responsibilities

CDN Management & Optimization

• Manage, configure, and optimize global Content Delivery Networks (CDNs), with a strong focus on Cloudflare including setup, rule configuration, caching strategies, Workers, etc.
• Monitor and optimize Cloudflare Workers and edge functions for performance, scalability, and security.
• Support operational activities involving domain routing, DNS changes, SSL/TLS configurations, and availability monitoring.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts for CDN performance.

Web Performance Management

• Conduct performance analysis from the browser to the application layer, identifying areas for optimization in the CDN, and application stack.
• Build and maintain an end-to-end performance monitoring and alerting ecosystem, integrating RUM, synthetic monitoring, and domain availability tools.
• Investigate and resolve performance deviations, collaborating with technical teams to implement corrective actions and improvements.
• Define and maintain core web vitals thresholds and operational response plans for performance incidents.
• Advice in web performance best practices to improve web performance.

Reporting & Stakeholder Engagement & Applications

• Provide regular reports on performance metrics, CDN health, and optimization progress.
• Communicate technical performance insights and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Support application and infrastructure teams by providing actionable feedback on architecture, caching, and delivery improvements.
• Provide support and guidance in alternative approaches to router web traffic.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing and optimizing CDN platforms, especially Cloudflare (Workers, Page Rules, Cache Rules, DNS, etc.).
• Experience supporting applications that monitor and operationally manage domain availability and routing.
• Strong understanding of DNS, HTTP, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, QUIC, and SSL/TLS protocols.
• Demonstrated ability to optimize web stack components such as Nginx, Apache, caching layers (e.g., Varnish), Brotli/Gzip compression, and edge configurations.
• Experience in web performance monitoring and analysis tools such as WebPageTest, RUM, Synthetic Monitoring, and Flamegraphs.
• Familiarity with Cloud monitoring and logging (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, OpenTelemetry).
• Experience working with load balancers (on-prem and cloud-based) and optimizing global web delivery for high-traffic transactional sites.
• Proficiency with version control (GIT) and infrastructure automation for performance configurations.
• Knowledge of web optimization best practices for images, JavaScript, and front-end performance.
• Understanding of networking fundamentals, application delivery, and web security principles.
• Exposure to CMS platforms (e.g., WordPress) and search/SEO performance metrics.
• Desirable: Experience with Bash, Linux, containers, Kubernetes, and Public Cloud Providers (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, able to work well under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Direct operational management of Cloudflare CDN configurations across multiple domains or client environments.
• Hands-on experience creating and deploying Cloudflare Workers or equivalent edge logic.
• Proven track record of improving Core Web Vitals and reducing Time to First Byte (TTFB) or Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) across distributed systems.
• Experience integrating automated domain health monitoring with operational routing or DNS failover mechanisms.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team.   The company offers a competitive compensation package, medical & health benefits and RRSP matching.

If this sounds like the ideal position for you then apply today!