Senior Network Engineer

The Senior Network Engineer (Load Balancing) will be responsible for the design, implementation, and optimization of enterprise-grade load balancing and traffic management solutions across on-prem and cloud environments. This role is critical to ensuring application availability, performance, and scalability. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with L4–L7 technologies, a performance-first mindset, and the ability to operate in complex, mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with business acumen, ensuring that technology strategies align with organizational goals while delivering scalable, secure, and resilient solutions.

Responsibilities

Engineer, deploy, and manage load balancing solutions (L4–L7); Design and implement traffic management strategies including SSL offload, content switching, GSLB, and application acceleration; Configure and support platforms such as F5 BIG-IP (LTM/GTM), Citrix ADC (NetScaler), A10, or cloud-native load balancers; Optimize application performance through tuning of persistence profiles, health monitors, iRules/policies, and traffic steering logic; Lead efforts in capacity planning, failover design, and disaster recovery; Troubleshoot complex network and application performance issues; Partner with application, DevOps, and security teams; Implement and maintain secure traffic flows including WAF integration, TLS best practices, and DDoS mitigation strategies; Automate load balancer provisioning and configuration using Ansible, Terraform, or vendor APIs; Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and runbooks; Serve as enterprise-wide authority on technology standards; Mentor engineers and junior architects; Lead proof-of-concepts and production deployments; Partner with business leaders to translate requirements into roadmaps; Produce architectural diagrams and technical documentation; Act as trusted advisor to stakeholders

Requirements

7+ years of experience in network engineering with a strong focus on load balancing and application delivery; Deep expertise in L4–L7 networking concepts, including HTTP/S, TCP optimization, persistence, and SSL/TLS; Hands-on experience with platforms such as F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS), Citrix ADC, A10, or similar; Strong understanding of DNS, GSLB, and global traffic distribution strategies; Experience with cloud load balancing in AWS (ALB/NLB), Azure (Application Gateway/Front Door), or GCP; Familiarity with web application security concepts including WAF, OWASP Top 10, and zero-trust principles; Scripting/automation experience (Python, Bash, or similar) and infrastructure-as-code tools; Solid understanding of routing and switching (BGP, OSPF, VLANs, etc.); Strong troubleshooting skills with packet captures, logs, and performance metrics; Excellent communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally; Must be locally located and comfortable working a 3 days in office hybrid model and 2 days remote; Excellent communication and executive presentation abilities; Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking; Ability to balance long-term strategy with hands-on execution; Entrepreneurial and Collaborative mindset; Leadership skills to influence cross-functional teams; Not eligible for sponsorship now or in the future