Senior Systems Engineer: Hybrid Cloud & Load Balancing

Jobot; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise application delivery platforms across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments in Philadelphia, PA. The role focuses on load balancing, ingress solutions, and secure, scalable infrastructure.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of Systems Engineering experience, strong F5 BIG-IP expertise, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, NGINX, and automation tooling.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Systems Engineering, Infrastructure, or Platform Engineering experience.
• Expert knowledge of F5 BIG-IP technologies including LTM, ASM/Advanced WAF, SSL/TLS, Global Traffic Management, iRules, and high availability architectures.
• F5 CTS cert.
• Experience designing and supporting enterprise load balancing and application ingress solutions.
• Strong experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, NGINX, container networking, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Advanced Linux administration experience (Red Hat Enterprise Linux preferred).
• Experience automating infrastructure using PowerShell, Python, Bash, Ansible, or similar technologies.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, PKI, reverse proxies, and certificate management.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Responsibilities

• Lead design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise application delivery platforms across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
• Design infrastructure to support mission-critical payment systems for global enterprise customers.
• Drive modernization initiatives involving Kubernetes, OpenShift, cloud platforms, and next-generation application delivery technologies.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, networking, and security engineers to solve complex technical challenges.

Skills

8+ years experience

Load balancing

Enterprise infra design

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Tools

F5 BIG-IP (LTM/ASM/WAF)

Kubernetes

OpenShift

NGINX

PowerShell

Python

Bash

Ansible

Job description

Jobot is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise application delivery platforms across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments in Philadelphia, PA. The role focuses on load balancing, ingress solutions, and secure, scalable infrastructure.

The ideal candidate brings 8+ years of Systems Engineering experience, strong F5 BIG-IP expertise, and hands-on experience with Kubernetes, OpenShift, NGINX, and automation tooling.