Load Balancer Design Engineer – Remote

Job Description: Load Balancer Design Engineer – Remote

Load Balancer Design Engineer for a 1 year W2 contract (with possibility of extension) position that is remote. This role focuses on architecture, design, lifecycle management, and optimization of load balancing platforms including F5 and VMware AVI. The engineer will drive scalable, secure, and resilient solutions aligned with enterprise standards and business requirements.

Load Balancer Design Engineer job responsibilities include:

·        Manage end-to-end lifecycle of application delivery infrastructure including design, deployment, upgrades, and decommissioning

·        Design solutions based on industry best practices, engineering standards, and security principles

·        Develop High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), runbooks, and implementation plans

·        Architect application delivery including SSL offloading, DNS, persistence, traffic optimization, and security controls

·        Ensure security controls and compliance requirements are embedded into all designs

·        Perform QA validation and testing to ensure successful production deployment

·        Collaborate with global engineering, operations, and LOB teams for service transition and delivery

·        Drive service request fulfillment processes and improve operational efficiency

·        Reduce change incidents through peer reviews, standardized deployment, and governance

·        Lead lifecycle programs including patching, upgrades, vulnerability remediation, and EOL replacement

·        Provide metrics reporting and present insights to leadership

·        Troubleshoot complex load balancing, DNS, SSL, and network issues in production environments

Qualifications:

·        5–8+ years of experience in network engineering with strong focus on load balancing and application delivery

·        Hands-on expertise in F5 LTM and GTM

·        Experience with F5 APM and ASM modules

·        Exposure to VMware AVI (NSX Advanced Load Balancer)

·        Strong understanding of protocols including TCP/IP, HTTPS, BGP, DNS, and SSL/TLS

·        Deep knowledge of application switching, traffic management, persistence, and optimization

·        Experience with SSL offloading, certificate lifecycle, and PKI processes

·        Strong troubleshooting skills in large, complex environments

·        Experience working with APIs such as F5 iControl for automation and integration

·        Ability to design scalable, secure, and highly available infrastructures

·        Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

·        Ability to interact with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders

·        Minimum 3 years F5 Load Balancing experience

·        Working knowledge of AVI Load Balancing (legacy platform)

·        Experience in a life cycle management technology refresh program.