ATM Traffic Load Balancing Network Engineer
Location: Westlake, TX or Merrimack, NH (also open to Boston MA, Smithfield RI, or Durham NC if candidate is located there- no option for fully remote.)
Recent notes: Candidates need Cloud networking experience or hands-on experience deploying and supporting Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) in the cloud.
Duration: 18-month contract
Openings: # 4
Pay Rate: Competitive to market, suggest $65-70/hr w2 + benefits
Not available on C2C or 1099.
Hybrid Model: 1 week onsite 1 Remote
W2 - USC/GC
Job Description:
- Principal Load Balancing Network Engineer
The Role:
- The ATM (Application Traffic Management) Network Engineer will be responsible for the overall F5 & AVI Load Balancing design and providing secure connectivity solutions to the Client enterprise allowing Business teams and customers to be more driven, more productive, and more profitable in a global business environment.
- These responsibilities include crafting new enterprise solutions, enabling new customer connectivity, securing the environment through tactical change management, as well as working in a cross-organizational fashion to consult and enable these services.
- This position will require a well-adapted approach towards ITSM methodologies ensuring the delivery of information technology services to meet the needs of the business community!
Required:
- Lead, support, and design F5 and load balancing solutions for critical applications running on-prem, at multiple CSPs, and hybrid environments.
- Advise business partners on standard methodologies and options with the various technology platforms.
- Solve sophisticated issues related to the Application Traffic Management environment (F5 and AVI)
- Shift -oriented operations support, in collaboration with network operations and network engineering teams.
- Work closely with business partners and other Network Services teams to ensure 24x7 availability.
- Ability to adjust work schedule as needed to support evening and weekend planned work.
The Expertise and Skills Candidates Bring:
- A minimum of 4 to 6 years’ engineering experience installing, configuring, and supporting load balancing technologies, preferably F5 and/or Broadcom AVI.
- Experience supporting and troubleshooting hybrid load balancing infrastructure (on-prem, multi-CSP) and cloud-based load balancing services (ALBs, GSLBs)
- AWS and/or Azure cloud network engineering experience.
- Deep knowledge of Traffic Management platforms
- Automation experience, eg. Ansible, Python (a plus, not required)
- Network Engineering and Troubleshooting skills
- Application Traffic Analysis
- Routed/Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, VPNs – a plus.
- Enterprise Security Policy knowledge and best practices
- Agile methodologies and framework
- Network certifications a plus but not required.
- Works well independently and as part of a team; ability to lead a project.
- Enjoy working directly with customers and solving their technical problems.
Note:
The Team:
- Data Center Network Services (DCNS) is dedicated to the overall global network engineering and support for client Investments within Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations (EI&O).
- The Network Traffic and DDI Engineering (NTDE) team is a member of this DCNS team, and client’s team is accountable for the Network Traffic Management and DNS, DHCP, and IPAM related services for the enterprise.
- Client’s F5 and AVI load balancing infrastructure and Infoblox and BIND DNS infrastructure are critical client resources that enable revenue producing services for the firm.
