Senior Network Architect - F5 & Infoblox Expert

JCS Solutions LLC; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 173,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

Paid time off

401k retirement plan with employer

Annual Professional Development Reimb.

Job summary

JCS Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Architect to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise application delivery and DDI infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on F5 BIG-IP and Infoblox.

You'll drive LTM/GTM-based load balancing, secure DNS/IPAM, and collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, and operations to meet mission-critical DoW requirements while ensuring availability and security across hybrid multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in network engineering and architecture.
• Deep F5 BIG-IP expertise incl. LTM/GTM.
• Extensive Infoblox DDI design and operation.
• DoD/NOC/SOC experience and DoW context.
• US Citizenship and TS/SCI clearance at hire.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage advanced application delivery models ensuring high availability, optimal performance, and security for mission-critical enterprise applications.
• Architect and maintain F5 BIG-IP solutions, with a heavy focus on LTM and GTM for intelligent local and global load balancing.
• Lead engineering, deployment, and administration of enterprise-class DDI infrastructure utilizing Infoblox technology (DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management).
• Work closely with application developers, cybersecurity teams, and systems engineers to translate requirements into resilient network architectures.
• Perform advanced network troubleshooting, traffic analysis, packet capture, and performance tuning for complex application delivery workflows.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, SOPs, and technical blueprints.
• Ensure tools comply with DoW STIGs and IL5/IL6/IL7; maintain documentation and traceability.

Skills

F5 BIG-IP

LTM

GTM

Infoblox DDI

Network Architecture

BGP

OSPF

SSL offloading

Certificate management

Security Clearance TS/SCI

US Citizenship

Python

Ansible

Terraform

F5 AS3

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Infoblox

Job description

JCS Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Senior Network Architect to lead the design, deployment, and optimization of enterprise application delivery and DDI infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on F5 BIG-IP and Infoblox.

You'll drive LTM/GTM-based load balancing, secure DNS/IPAM, and collaborate with developers, cybersecurity, and operations to meet mission-critical DoW requirements while ensuring availability and security across hybrid multi-cloud environments.