Sr. Web Platform Engineer – F5, NGINX (BHJOB22048_751)

ITmPowered; Denver (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Sr. Web Platform Engineer to join their enterprise digital platform delivery team. This role focuses on migrating load balancer configurations from F5 BIG-IP to NGINX Plus, ensuring high performance and scalability in content delivery. You will be involved in designing and troubleshooting load balancing and caching infrastructures, utilizing advanced technologies like Python and Ansible. This remote position offers an excellent work-life balance and the opportunity to work with a supportive management team. If you are passionate about cloud platforms and middleware integration, this role is a perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Excellent benefits

Work-life balance

Possibility of conversion to permanent role

Qualifications

• 8+ years in cloud platform, DevOps, Systems Engineering, or Middleware integration.
• Strong experience with NGINX, F5 BIG-IP, and load balancing configurations.

Responsibilities

• Migrate Load Balancer Configurations from F5 to NGINX Plus.
• Engineer NGINX solutions optimized for content delivery and performance.

Skills

Load Balancing

NGINX Plus

F5 BIG-IP

Python

Ansible

Cloud Platform

DevOps

Middleware Integration

Performance Optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

WebSphere

Apache

IIS

Kubernetes

CI/CD Pipeline Automation

Job description

Sr. Web Platform Engineer – F5, NGINX

Sr. Web Platform Engineer will work as a part of the enterprise digital platform delivery group with a strong focus on migrating Load Balancer Configurations from F5 BIG-IP LTM to NGINX Plus. Engineer, solution design, configuration, and troubleshooting of load balancing, caching, reverse proxy infrastructure on the NGINX / NGINX Plus platform. Review F5 iRules and translate into configuration of NGINX solution for deployment. Support the design, and delivery of a highly scalable Content Distribution Platform using NGINX / NGINX+ caching, NGINX cache manager, reverse proxy, web functions, and multi-cloud middleware integration in conjunction with Adobe AEM dispatches and publishers (Apache, WebSphere, App Servers/gateways, F5, WAFs.)

Responsibilities:

• Load Balancer redesign and migration from F5 /iRules to NGINX Plus
• Configure NGINX caching for dynamic load balancing, high performance tuning, traffic optimization.
• Engineer NGINX load balancing and caching solutions optimized for content delivery using hierarchical tiered caching, cache integration, intelligent caching and routing, atomic self-leveling, and self-monitoring.
• Leverage NGINX, NGINX+, Azure Autoscaling, WebSphere, Apache, IIS, F5, Firewalls, WAF, App gateways.
• Design Platform automation and integration using Python, Groovy, Ansible, scripting.
• Integrate middleware including application gateways, load balancers, SSL/TLS certificates and keys, firewalls, web and proxy servers using NGINX, NGINX+, Apache, WebSphere App Server, F5, WAF, and SSL Certificates.
• Engineer highly scalable secure Digital Content Delivery Caching framework using NGINX / NGINX cache manager, dynamic load balancing, autoscaling, low latency delivery of Adobe Experience Manager Digital content and assets (contextual content fragments, targeted video, audio, high resolution pictures, text)
• Troubleshoot platform security with SSL certificates, firewalls, WAF, and proxies.
• Design, develop, test, and deliver resilient, secure, high-volume, high-performance platform solutions.
• Document work and mentor other technical resources on use of the platform.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree – Computer Science, CIS, or related field
• 8+ years in cloud platform, DevOps, Systems Engineering, Middleware integration, Performance, or DevOps.
• NGINX / NGINX Plus – Experience with building production ready Nginx and Nginx+ deployments
• Strong Load Balancing experience with NGINX+ AND F5 BIG IP, LTM, GTM, iRules / iRulesets, ADC, CLI, iControl
• Prior experience migrating Load Balancing from F5 to NGINX+ – strongly desired.
• Optimizing Nginx and fine tuning for high performance supporting traffic and dynamic load for environments
• Experience with using Nginx cache manager and caching architecture
• Building highly scalable frameworks with Nginx and Azure or comparable cloud
• Python and Ansible experience a plus
• Experience with K8 or AKS in Azure a plus if architecture uses containers, kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with auto scaling in Azure a plus
• Experience with building CI/CD pipeline automation into Azure a plus
• Experience with Adobe AEM a plus

Logistics: 2yr+ contract role with ITmPowered. Work remote full time nationwide. Conversion at end of contract is a possibility for those that are eligible (living in CA, CO, WA, OR, GA, VA, MD, DC, HI). Must have COVID-19 Vaccination and booster. Must pass 12 panel drug screen and 10yr BG Check. Must be a US Citizen or current green card holder. Excellent benefits, work life balance, and an outstanding manager to work with.