A Network Engineer or Architect designs and builds computer network systems, including software and hardware. Runs program and system tests, solves technical problems and maintains the network system. Designs and analyzes computer network models.
We are seeking a Lead Network Engineer with deep expertise in
F5 BIG-IP DNS
(GTM), BIG-IQ, NGINX Plus, Azure networking, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation. The Lead Engineer will support a multi-site enterprise load balancing and DNS environment, including provisioning and configuration of two new
F5 BIG-IP DNS
standalone nodes, software upgrades on four
BIG-IP DNS
nodes and one BIG-IQ management platform, validation of Wide IP and DNS configurations, and integration with an Arista-based BGP Anycast architecture. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with
F5 BIG-IP DNS/GTM
administration, BIG-IQ lifecycle management, BGP routing, and Arista switching environments. In addition to F5 expertise, the consultant must possess extensive NGINX Plus experience, including NGINX as a Service (NGINXaaS) in Azure, Azure Load Balancers, high-availability NGINX deployments, custom server farms, and production application delivery environments. This is a highly automated infrastructure, requiring advanced experience with Terraform, Ansible, YAML, Jinja2 templates, GitHub-based workflows, Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies, and operational automation. The consultant should be comfortable reviewing, troubleshooting, enhancing, and maintaining existing automation frameworks while providing recommendations for scalability, resiliency, and operational best practices. The ideal Leand Engineer will be capable of independently leading provisioning, upgrades, integration, automation, troubleshooting, and operational optimization efforts across
F5, NGINX
Plus, Azure, and network infrastructure platforms. Key Responsibilities
F5 BIG-IP DNS
(GTM) Administration Provisioning and configuration of
BIG-IP DNS/GTM
Wide IP configuration and validation
BIG-IP DNS
software upgrades NGINX Plus Administration NGINX Plus administration and support High-availability (HA) NGINX deployments Production application delivery environments Custom server farm configuration NGINX troubleshooting and optimization DNS load balancing and traffic management Troubleshooting DNS and GTM services Azure Networking Azure Load Balancers NGINXaaS in Azure Automation Terraform Ansible YAML Jinja2 templates GitHub-based workflows Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies Operational automation Reviewing, troubleshooting, enhancing, and maintaining existing automation frameworks Providing recommendations for scalability, resiliency, and operational best practices Integration with an Arista-based BGP Anycast architecture Provisioning and configuration of two new
F5 BIG-IP DNS
standalone nodes Software upgrades on four
BIG-IP DNS
nodes and one BIG-IQ management platform Validation of Wide IP and DNS configurations BGP Routing Arista Switching environments Required Qualifications
F5 BIG-IP DNS
(GTM) Administration Provisioning and configuration of
BIG-IP DNS/GTM
Wide IP configuration and validation NGINX Plus NGINX Plus administration and support High-availability (HA) NGINX deployments Production application delivery environments Custom server farm configuration NGINX troubleshooting and optimization DNS load balancing and traffic management Troubleshooting DNS and GTM services
BIG-IP DNS
software upgrades BGP routing Arista switching environments Terraform Ansible YAML Jinja2 templates GitHub-based workflows Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies Operational automation Reviewing, troubleshooting, enhancing, and maintaining existing automation frameworks Providing recommendations for scalability, resiliency, and operational best practices Azure networking Azure Load Balancers NGINXaaS in Azure Preferred Qualifications None mentioned Certifications None mentioned
