Job Description:
fully remote with a possibility of traveling in every now and then – prefer FL or EST time zone
They must have the F5 distributed cloud experience not just F5 experience.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and operationalization of a cloud-based global load balancing solution using F5 Distributed Cloud Services within AWS. This role will support a multi-region architecture where application and employee journeys continue without interruption across AWS regions and platform instances.
The primary focus of this engagement is to design and deliver a resilient, secure, and reusable load balancing architecture for MuleSoft APIs that support critical enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP RISE, and Amazon Connect. The solution must provide per-API routing, automated failover, continuous health monitoring, and seamless integration with existing security and operational tooling.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture and Discovery
Solution Design
Security and Integration
• Preserve and extend current security controls, including:
o WAF
o TLS / mTLS
o identity and policy enforcement
• Integrate with enterprise platforms and tooling, including:
o AWS
o CloudFront
o API Gateway
o Azure AD
o CyberArk
o CloudWatch
o Splunk
o ServiceNow for CMDB, catalog, incidents, and alerting workflows
Required Qualifications
• 10+ years of experience in network architecture, application delivery, or cloud networking
• Deep hands-on experience with F5 Distributed Cloud Services
• Strong experience with AWS networking and multi-region architecture
• Experience designing global load balancing and local load balancing solutions
• Strong understanding of API traffic management and per-application/per-API routing models
• Experience supporting active/active and active/passive failover architectures
• Expertise in health monitoring, automated failover, and resilient application delivery patterns
• Strong experience with TLS, mTLS, WAF, and security policy continuity
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and reusable Infrastructure as Code design
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms with logging, monitoring, and ITSM tools
• Strong documentation skills, including architecture, design, test, and operational artifacts
• Ability to work across technical and business teams in a consulting-style delivery role
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with MuleSoft, especially MuleSoft APIs and Private Spaces
• Experience with F5 Distributed Cloud in hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise environments
• Familiarity with CloudFront, API Gateway, Splunk, CloudWatch, and ServiceNow
• Experience with Azure AD and CyberArk integration patterns
• Prior experience supporting architecture review boards, cybersecurity review processes, and enterprise governance
• Experience delivering reusable shared services in large enterprise environments
Key Technical Skills
• F5 Distributed Cloud Services
• AWS networking and multi-region design
• Global load balancing and DNS-based traffic management
• API-level routing and traffic steering
• MuleSoft integration architecture
• Health checks and failover design
• WAF, TLS, mTLS, and security controls
• Terraform / IaC
• CloudWatch, Splunk, and monitoring integration
• ServiceNow CMDB, alerting, and service catalog integration
• Enterprise architecture and cybersecurity governance
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