Sr. Citrix NetScaler Engineer (F5 to NetScaler Migration Specialist)

Resolution Technologies, Inc.; United States; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 190 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Resolution Technologies, Inc. seeks a Senior Citrix NetScaler Engineer to drive a critical migration from F5 BIG-IP to NetScaler, deploying SDX appliances, VPX instances, and GSLB to achieve global redundancy across data centers.

You will author comprehensive as-built documentation, deliver formal enablement sessions, and ensure security hardening with WAF, AAA, and Gateway services while maintaining high available configurations.

Qualifications

• Proven NetScaler SDX deployment experience with multi-tenant VPX provisioning.
• Hands-on experience migrating from F5 BIG-IP using the NetScaler Configuration Migration Tool.
• Deep expertise in L4-L7 load balancing, SSL offloading, and HA clustering.
• Strong security hardening skills including NetScaler WAF, Gateway, AAA configurations.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end migration from F5 to NetScaler using migration tools and manual policy translations.
• Rack, stack, and configure NetScaler SDX appliances and provision VPX instances.
• Design and implement HA pairs and Global Server Load Balancing for global redundancy.
• Configure security features including WAF, Gateway, and AAA for admin interfaces.
• Document as-built configurations and deliver formal enablement sessions for the ops team.
• Ensure high performance and reliability of the application delivery network.

Connaissances

NetScaler Architecture

F5 Migration

Traffic Engineering

Security Hardening

Technical Documentation

Team Enablement

Outils

NetScaler SDX 17000

VPX

NetScaler Configuration Migration Tool

Description du poste

Sr. Citrix NetScaler Engineer (F5 to NetScaler Migration Specialist)

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Citrix NetScaler Engineer for a critical infrastructure modernization project. The primary focus of this role is to successfully migrate our application delivery network from F5 BIG-IP to Citrix NetScaler, leveraging the NetScaler Configuration Migration Tool.

The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in deploying high-performance NetScaler hardware, complex traffic management, robust security configurations, and delivering comprehensive technical documentation and knowledge transfer.

Sr. Citrix NetScaler Engineer Core Responsibilities

• Migration & Translation: Lead the end-to-end migration from F5 to NetScaler. Utilize the NetScaler Configuration Migration Tool and manually convert existing F5 iRules into optimized Citrix NetScaler policies/expressions.
• Hardware Deployment & Licensing: Rack, stack, and configure brand new physical NetScaler SDX 17000 series appliances, managing pooled capacity via UHMC (Unified Hardware Management Console) licensing.
• Virtualization: Provision, configure, and manage virtual VPX appliances per data center instance within the SDX ecosystem.
• High Availability & Redundancy: Architect and implement local High Availability (HA) pairs within each data center, alongside Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) to ensure seamless global redundancy across data centers.
• Security & Access Control: Enable and configure the NetScaler Built-in Web Application Firewall (WAF) to protect NetScaler Gateway, AAA authentication services, and administrative management interfaces.
• Documentation & Enablement: Author comprehensive, production-grade as-built configuration documentation and conduct formal technical enablement sessions for the internal operations team.

Sr. Citrix NetScaler Engineer Required Skills & Qualifications

• Expert-Level NetScaler Architecture: Proven track record deploying NetScaler SDX (specifically 17000 series or similar high-throughput appliances) and provisioning multi-tenant VPX instances.
• F5 Migration Expertise: Hands-on experience with the NetScaler Configuration Migration Tool and a strong understanding of F5 BIG-IP architecture to ensure accurate translation of configurations.
• Advanced Traffic Engineering: Deep expertise in writing and troubleshooting complex NetScaler policy expressions, rewrite/responder policies, and converting F5 iRules.
• Advanced Networking: Strong proficiency in L4-L7 load balancing, SSL/TLS offloading, HA clustering, and GSLB deployments.
• Security Hardening: Robust experience configuring NetScaler AAA, Gateway services, and tuning the built-in Web Application Firewall (WAF) signatures and profiles.
• Professional Delivery: Excellent technical writing skills for architectural documentation and strong communication skills for facilitating team enablement sessions.