Senior Network Designer

Boeing•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Boeing Company is seeking a highly experienced, detail-oriented Senior Network Designer to architect, implement, and optimize enterprise load balancing and application delivery solutions supporting critical business and manufacturing applications. The role focuses on application delivery controllers (ADCs), traffic management technologies, and network infrastructure, with particular emphasis on F5 platforms and solutions. The position includes leading strategic initiatives and technology modernization efforts, while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise solutions. Experience with multiple ADC platforms is valued, and significant hands-on experience with F5 technologies is highly desirable. The position is available in Seattle, Everett, or Long Beach, Huntington Beach, or Seal Beach, California; North Charleston, South Carolina; Berkeley or Hazelwood, Missouri; or Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. It is Shift 1. The position is not safety sensitive and does not require a security clearance. Candidates must meet U.S. export control requirements as a U.S. Person, and Boeing will not sponsor employment visas. Successful candidates must satisfy Boeing's Conflict of Interest assessment process. Relocation assistance is not negotiable. The summary pay range is $148,750–$215,050. Pay depends on candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Boeing describes its Total Rewards package as including competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities. Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs that generally include health insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Programs and options vary based on eligibility factors, including location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

10 or more years of experience with network design, architecture, protocols, security, and/or operations for effective network management and implementation.
5 or more years of experience with F5 technologies, including BIG-IP modules such as LTM and GTM/DNS.
Must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements as a U.S. Person.
Must satisfy the Company's Conflict of Interest assessment process.

Nice To Haves

Strong understanding of Layer 4 through Layer 7 networking principles and traffic management concepts.
Experience with HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS encryption, DNS, TCP/IP, routing, switching, and Quality of Service (QoS).
Experience configuring and administering health monitoring, traffic optimization, and application availability services.
Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools.
Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical issues within enterprise environments.
Advanced expertise with F5 BIG-IP technologies, including LTM, DNS/GTM, VELOS, VIPRION, and distributed application delivery solutions.
Experience with modern load balancing platforms such as F5, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI), A10 Networks, Citrix ADC, or comparable technologies.
F5 certifications such as F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS), F5 Certified Administrator, or F5 Certified Solutions Expert (CSE).
Experience with cloud-based application delivery and load balancing solutions across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments.
Experience with Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies and application security best practices.
Experience developing automation solutions using Python, Ansible, APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), or similar technologies.
Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, SolarWinds, or related tools.
Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Experience leading technical projects and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM), Incident Management, Problem Management, and ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise load balancing and application delivery solutions.
Lead the architecture and deployment of highly available, scalable, and resilient application delivery infrastructures.
Provide advanced engineering expertise for F5 BIG-IP technologies, including LTM, DNS/GTM, SSL/TLS services, and application security capabilities.
Design and implement local and global load balancing strategies to optimize application performance and availability.
Develop and maintain traffic management policies, health monitoring solutions, and application delivery standards.
Integrate load balancing and application delivery technologies into cloud, hybrid, and traditional data center environments.
Collaborate with network, cloud, security, application, and infrastructure teams to align technical solutions with business objectives.
Use automation technologies, APIs, scripting, and infrastructure automation frameworks to improve operational efficiency.
Monitor platform health, capacity, availability, performance, and security to ensure reliable service delivery.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex application delivery and traffic management issues.
Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and capacity planning artifacts.
Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer to engineering and operations teams.
Support incident management, root cause analysis, and continual service improvement initiatives.
Research and evaluate emerging application delivery and load balancing technologies to support future business needs.

Benefits

Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance programs.
Eligible employees may have access to flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts.
Eligible employees may have access to retirement savings plans.
Eligible employees may have access to life and disability insurance programs.
Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.

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