Load Balance/F5 Engineer

Company: TEKsystems Careers
Location: Irving
Posted on: September 2, 2024

Job Description:

*Description:*
Network Services Delivery & Operations organization is seeking an experienced Load Balancing Engineer to be part of a global team. The Load Balancing Engineer will be responsible for providing support for Load Balancing infrastructure. Main responsibilities will include building relationships with the Line of Businesses (LOB), become member of a global team of load balancing engineers, further improve and maintain Service Request Fulfillment (SRF) process and standards as part of a larger team that is responsible for the health and welfare of the the Load Balancing infrastructure.
Manage end-to-end lifecycle and delivery of Application Delivery infrastructure
Create designs based on industry best practices, engineering standards and security principles
Ensure security controls are implemented and operating effectively as part of solutions delivery
Lifecycle management - code upgrades, vulnerability patching and EOL replacement programs
Create detailed implementation plans and runbooks for downstream execution teams
Manage a wide variety of technology infrastructure and business aligned projects
Collaborate with engineering and operations teams from service design through operations transition process for new services
Perform design validation and QA testing of new services to ensure successful production deployment
Maintain KPI standards by meeting SLA
Reduce change related incidents by maintaining peer review and implementation standards
Required Skills

• Minimum 5 years of F5 LTM and GTM 1 or more years of F5 APM and ASM experience
• 1 or more years AVI/VMware experience CCNP, F5 201, and/or demonstrate equivalent work experience
• Candidate must be able effectively troubleshoot advanced networking issues in a complex environment with knowledge of commonly used protocols (BGP, TCP/IP, and SSL)
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with other technical areas to define complex configuration designs
• Subject matter expertise of load balancer, DNS, SSL off loader
• Functional understanding of F5's API iControl and application integration
• Must have expertise in application switching and traffic management, deep knowledge of application requirements (such as persistence), understand SSL offload and implementation of SSL certificate and Key, and web acceleration and TCP optimization
• Understanding of SSL Certificate Private Key Infrastructure (PKI) in the SSL Certificate and KEY management and rollover process
• Expertise in planning, designing, and implementing enterprise-level network security technologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication. Ability to present at an executive level
• Experience managing large, globally dispersed teams of engineers
• 5-7+ years network engineering and/or technology management experience
• Ability to interact with clients at all level
  Desired Skills
  
  • Experience with root cause analysis, risk mitigation, security assessments, analysis of security threats, trends and architecture
  • Functional knowledge of F5 advanced feature modules including Web Accelerator, Application Security Module, and Application Policy Module
  • Firm understanding of IT Service Management processes, ITIL Certification preferred
  • Python development experience and bash scripting experience
  • Use of mitigation methods including use of network Packet filters and iRules.
  • BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
    *Skills:*
    F5, Cisco switches, Cisco routers, Firewall, Pki, Network access control, Load balancer
    *Top Skills Details:*
    F5,Cisco switches,Cisco routers,Firewall,Pki,Network access control,Load balancer
    
    
    • Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
    • Medical, dental & vision
    • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
    • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
    • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
    • Short and long-term disability
    • Health Spending Account (HSA)
    • Transportation benefits
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
      About TEKsystems:
      
      We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
      
      The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
      

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