Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer

Now100; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Part time

Job summary

Now100 is seeking a Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer to design, implement and support large-scale load balancing in a financial services environment. The role requires deep expertise with F5 Networks and VMware AVI and collaboration with application, network and security teams.

This hybrid position involves onsite presence in Chandler, AZ; Charlotte, NC; and Plano, TX with three days on-site and two days remote.

Qualifications

• Experience with network automation, scripting, and programming in enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in load balancing technologies, with hands-on experience supporting F5 Networks and VMware AVI environments.
• Strong foundation in network engineering, architecture, and troubleshooting.
• Solid understanding of network and application security, including application flows and underlying network dependencies.
• Experience contributing to the design of application infrastructure integration solutions and supporting technical standards and best practices.
• Experience partnering with internal stakeholders and lines of business to gather and translate detailed technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and support load-balancing solutions in complex environments.
• Collaborate with application, network and security teams to meet requirements.
• Develop high-level designs for load balancing infrastructure and related changes.
• Create low-level designs and configuration details for load balancing implementations.
• Provide clear handoff documentation and guidance to implementation teams.
• Deliver Level 3 production support for complex operational issues.

Skills

F5 Load Balancer

Network Automation

Scripting

Security Architecture

VMware AVI

Tools

F5 Networks

VMware AVI

Job description

Job Location: Chandler, AZ / Charlotte, NC / Plano, TX (3 Days Onsite, 2 Days Remote) hybrid role.

Job Type: 18+ Months Contract

Job Descriptions:

We are seeking a Senior F5 Load Balancer Engineer to support complex, large-scale initiatives within a financial services environment. This role requires strong expertise in F5 Networks and VMware AVI, along with a solid background in enterprise networking, application infrastructure, and security. The engineer will design, implement, and support load-balancing solutions while partnering closely with application teams, network and security engineers, lines of business, and external vendors.

• Experience with network automation, scripting, and programming in enterprise environments
• Strong expertise in load balancing technologies, with hands-on experience supporting F5 Networks and VMware AVI environments
• Strong foundation in network engineering, architecture, and troubleshooting
• Solid understanding of network and application security, including application flows and underlying network dependencies
• Experience contributing to the design of application infrastructure integration solutions and supporting technical standards and best practices
• Experience partnering with internal stakeholders and lines of business to gather and translate detailed technical requirements
• Experience developing high-level designs for load balancing infrastructure and related changes
• Hands-on experience creating low-level designs and configuration details for load balancing solutions
• Hands-on experience implementing solutions or providing clear handoff documentation and technical guidance to implementation teams
• Proven ability to provide Level 3 production support for complex operational issues and contribute to technical problem resolution
• 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, to resolve chronic issues, defects, and enhancement requests
• Experience supporting feature enhancements, code certification efforts, and lifecycle management for load balancing platforms.