Systems Architect

As the CDN Product Architect , you will be the primary technical authority responsible for the end‑to‑end design, evolution and long‑term architectural strategy of the Velocix CDN platform . This role is both strategic and hands‑on , requiring deep distributed‑systems expertise, strong architectural leadership, and the ability to shape the platform that powers high‑scale video delivery for major global operators.

You will define the future of Velocix’s CDN architecture across all major functional areas: caching, request routing, traffic distribution, edge delivery workflows, observability, resilience, automation and multi‑cloud deployment. You will collaborate closely with R&D, Product Management, Operations, DevOps and Customer Delivery teams to ensure the platform remains performant, scalable and competitive in a rapidly evolving industry.

This is a high‑visibility and high‑impact role that directly influences Velocix’s product roadmap and long‑term technical direction.

Roles & Responsibilities

Architectural Leadership

• Own the complete architecture of the Velocix CDN platform, including caching nodes, request routing components, edge delivery pipelines, monitoring systems and control‑plane services.
• Define architectural principles, technical standards and patterns across all CDN engineering domains.
• Lead technical design reviews, architectural deep dives and cross‑team strategy discussions.
• Provide authoritative guidance on long-term technical direction and platform evolution.

CDN Core System Design

• Architect high‑performance caching systems and distributed storage solutions optimised for massive content footprints.
• Design and refine edge delivery workflows for live, VOD, low‑latency streaming, time‑shift TV and large‑object delivery.
• Develop algorithms for request routing, traffic steering, load distribution, failover management and multi‑tier CDN hierarchies.
• Ensure platform compatibility with multi‑CDN federation and interconnect ecosystems.

Scalability, Performance & Reliability Engineering

• Define strategies for scaling CDN components across multi‑region, multi‑cloud and hybrid deployments.
• Optimise cache hit ratios, origin offload, concurrency handling and end‑to‑end delivery performance.
• Identify performance bottlenecks, participate in profiling, and lead optimisation and tuning initiatives.
• Architect redundancy models, disaster recovery mechanisms and automated failover strategies.

Standards, Protocols & Emerging Technologies

• Ensure adherence to relevant standards including HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, HTTP/3/QUIC, TLS and caching protocol specifications.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and incorporate them into the Velocix CDN roadmap.
• Provide guidance on transport‑layer ev