Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer

Shree Narayani Networking Solutions•Chandler, AZ

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer will support complex, large-scale initiatives in a financial services environment. The engineer will design, implement, and support load-balancing solutions, drawing on expertise in F5 Networks, VMware AVI, enterprise networking, application infrastructure, and security. The role involves working closely with application teams, network and security engineers, lines of business, and external vendors. The position includes producing high- and low-level designs, implementing and troubleshooting production environments, and providing Level 3 support for critical services. It also involves understanding application flows and their underlying network dependencies; maintaining design and operational documentation; supporting capacity planning and performance monitoring; assisting with platform lifecycle activities; and collaborating on vendor engagements, certifications, and feature enhancements. Programming and scripting skills, including Python, Perl, Java, and JavaScript, are essential. This is an 18+ month contract role based in Chandler, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina; or Plano, Texas. The schedule is hybrid, with three days onsite and two days remote.

Requirements

Strong hands-on experience supporting F5 Networks and VMware AVI environments.
Strong background in enterprise network engineering, architecture, and troubleshooting.
Solid understanding of network and application security, application flows, and underlying network dependencies.
Experience with network automation and scripting or programming in enterprise environments.
Proficiency in Python, Perl, Java, and JavaScript.
Experience contributing to application infrastructure integration solutions and supporting technical standards and best practices.
Experience gathering and translating detailed technical requirements with internal stakeholders and lines of business.
Hands-on experience creating high- and low-level designs for load-balancing infrastructure and solutions.
Hands-on implementation experience, or ability to provide clear implementation handoff documentation and technical guidance.
Proven ability to provide Level 3 production support for complex operational issues.
Strong documentation skills, including end-to-end load-balancing design and architecture artifacts.
Experience establishing capacity thresholds, workload management plans, and performance monitoring practices.
Experience collaborating with external vendors, including F5, on chronic issues, defects, and enhancement requests.
Experience supporting feature enhancements, code certification, and load-balancing platform lifecycle management.
Must be local to the listed work locations and available for the hybrid onsite schedule.
Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder, require no sponsorship, and have an established LinkedIn profile.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and support load-balancing solutions in F5 Networks and VMware AVI environments.
Partner with application teams, network and security engineers, lines of business, and external vendors.
Gather and translate detailed technical requirements with internal stakeholders and lines of business.
Develop high-level designs for load-balancing infrastructure and related changes.
Create low-level designs and configuration details for load-balancing solutions.
Implement solutions or provide handoff documentation and technical guidance to implementation teams.
Provide Level 3 production support for complex operational issues and contribute to technical problem resolution.
Maintain end-to-end load-balancing design, architecture, and operational documentation.
Establish capacity thresholds and workload management plans, and support performance monitoring.
Collaborate with vendors, including F5, to resolve chronic issues and defects and pursue enhancement requests.
Support feature enhancements, code certification efforts, and lifecycle management for load-balancing platforms.