Description

Job Description:

• We are seeking a Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer to serve as a subject matter expert supporting complex, large-scale financial institution initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in F5 Networks and VMware AVI, along with a strong background in enterprise networking, application infrastructure, and security. The engineer will lead the design and integration of load-balancing solutions, defining best practices, standards, and frameworks while collaborating closely with internal banking teams, lines of business, and external vendors.
• The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience delivering high- and low-level designs, implementing and troubleshooting production environments, and providing Level 3 support for critical services.
• Strong programming and scripting skills (Python, Perl, Java, JavaScript) are essential, as is the ability to understand full application flows across underlying networks. This role also includes ownership of end-to-end documentation, capacity and threshold planning, workload management, lifecycle management of load-balancing platforms, and participation in feature enhancements, certifications, and vendor engagements with F5.

Key responsibilities:

• Background with network scripting and programming
• Considered a SME for load balancing specifically F5 Networks and VMWare AVI
• Strong network background including engineering, design and troubleshooting skills
• Strong network and application security background: understand application flows and underlying networks
• Programming and scripting knowledge including Python, Perl, Java, Javascript
• Lead and design application infrastructure integration framework, outline best practices and standards
• Participates in project calls and works with internal bank groups as well as LOB to gather detailed technical requirements
• Responsible for High Level design as it pertains to load balancing infrastructure and changes
• Responsible for Low Level design (configuration details, hands on experience is required) for load balancing
• Able to perform implementations or provide necessary details to handover to implementation team as required
• Provides Level 3 support and direction for production related issues.
• Responsible for documentation of end to end load balancing design
• Establishes capacity/threshold management plan and details for Work Load Management
• Works with external vendors (F5) for chronic issues, bugs, feature enhancements
• Participates and provide guidance for new feature enhancements, code and certification
• Helps with lifecycle management of load balancing product set

Key Skills

Education

Any Graduate