Network Engineer 4

Job#: 3029797

Job Description:
Network Engineer 4

Location: Charlotte NC / Columbus, OH (Hybrid)

Employment Type: Contract

Duration: 18 months

Role Overview

The Lead Automation Network Engineer for Load Balancing is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the strategy, design, automation, and operation of large-scale, highly available application delivery and load balancing platforms. This role focuses on enabling resilient, scalable, and secure connectivity through automated, data-driven solutions. You will serve as a technical authority, guiding the evolution of traffic management platforms while driving automation and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, architecture, and design of enterprise load balancing and application delivery solutions.
• Define scalable traffic management architectures that align with evolving application and security requirements.
• Act as a subject matter expert for Layer 4-7 technologies, including load balancing, SSL/TLS, and DNS-based traffic steering.
• Design and implement automation-first solutions for load balancing platforms using Python, Ansible, and Infrastructure-as-Code principles.
• Develop standardized workflows for provisioning, configuration, and lifecycle management of load balancing services.
• Leverage network and application data models as authoritative sources of truth (SoT) to maintain configuration integrity.
• Ensure continuous availability, performance, and resilience of application delivery services.
• Investigate and resolve complex load balancing and traffic management issues.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 5+ years of Network Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through work experience, training, education, or military experience.

Technical Skills: 5+ years of experience developing automation for network or application delivery platforms using Python and Ansible. Hands-on experience with load balancing, application delivery technologies (Layer 4/7), and Git. Strong understanding of network data, data modeling, data sources, and Source-of-Truth (SoT) concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with load balancer automation, orchestration, and automated testing frameworks.
• Experience managing network and application delivery data using systems such as ServiceNow or Nautobot.
• Proficiency with API-driven infrastructure, including REST APIs and GraphQL.
• Experience with JINJA, JSON, REST, YAML, YANG, and related data technologies.
• Familiarity with Django ORM and structured data backends.
• Experience with Git-based workflows, CI/CD tooling, and integrations.
• Experience operating in a large, complex, and regulated enterprise environment.
• Experience authoring and maintaining technical architecture and design documentation.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.