F5 Load Balancing Engineer

Saxon Global • Plano, TX

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About The Position

This role is for an F5 / Load Balancing Architect within the Network Application Services (NAS) team. The team currently consists of 9 active members, with plans to expand to 10. The team supports platforms including DNS, F5 load balancer (GTM/LTM), Akamai content delivery, and IBMIDG (which is being decommissioned). The F5 role is separate from the DNS team but involves interaction through GTM layer integration. The environment includes GTM (DNS layer), LTM (load balancing), and complex F5 rules. This is a strategic role, not primarily hands-on, with hands-on work required only during complex issues. The focus is on the long-term roadmap and architecture modernization, as F5 is considered a permanent part of the infrastructure.

Requirements

• Deep F5 expertise and architectural experience.
• Ability to operate at an enterprise scale.
• Hands-on engineering experience is expected historically, but day-to-day work is not primarily hands-on.
• May step in during complex production issues.
• F5: experience with GTM/LTM, load balancing rules, architectural knowledge; strategic planning skills.
• Enterprise-level architecture experience desired.
• Ability to provide guidance and evaluate improvements across large-scale, complex environments.
• Strategic, governance-oriented perspective, not purely operational.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the long-term F5 and load-balancing strategy.
• Support both GTM (DNS-adjacent global traffic management) and LTM (application load balancing with complex iRules).
• Guide modernization efforts (reducing reliance on complex iRules where possible).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed