Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascension is a nonprofit Catholic health system focused on healthcare services and associate support. The Senior Network Load Balancing Engineer will own and optimize enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, resolve complex Layer 4–7 traffic management issues, and improve F5, Citrix ADC, and VMware AVI environments through automation and optimization.
Responsibilities
- Own and optimize enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, ensuring the availability, performance, and resiliency of critical business applications
- Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex Layer 4–7 traffic management and application delivery issues, leading root-cause analysis and restoring service in high-availability production environments
- Drive continuous improvement across F5, Citrix ADC, and VMware AVI platforms through automation, optimization, application onboarding, and operational excellence initiatives
Skills
- High School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required
- 8–10+ years of network engineering experience in large-scale enterprise environments, with a primary focus on load balancing and application delivery
- Expert hands-on proficiency with F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler/ADC, and VMware NSX ALB (Avi), spanning L4–7 protocols, traffic steering, SSL offloading, and multi-tier application troubleshooting
- 2 years of leadership or management experience preferred
- Preferred certifications: Advanced credentials across F5 (CTS or higher), Citrix ADC (CCA-N/CCP-N or higher), and VMware NSX/Avi platforms
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO)
- Various health insurance options & wellness plans
- Retirement benefits including employer match plans
- Long-term & short-term disability
- Employee assistance programs (EAP)
- Parental leave & adoption assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Ways to give back to your community
- Benefit options and eligibility vary by position.
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