Senior Network Designer

Senior Network Designer

The Boeing Company is looking for a highly experienced Senior Network Designer to join our team in either Seattle, WA; Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO; Everett, WA; North Charleston, SC; Seal Beach, CA or Ridley Park, PA. We are looking for an exceptional candidate with extensive expertise in F5 load balancing, coupled with a strong understanding of advanced networking protocols. In this role, you will leverage your hands-on experience in architecting, implementing and optimizing F5 load balancing architecture in support of the enterprise. You should have a proven track record of managing large-scale, complex F5 load balancing infrastructures, with the ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot these systems effectively.

Position Responsibilities:

• Architect, Deploy, configure, and maintain F5 BIG-IP appliances (Local Traffic Manager/LTM, Global Traffic Manager/DNS)
• Extensive experience with F5 Viprions, Velos and AVI
• Architect Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) and Local Server Load Balancing (LSLB), manage SSL/TLS offloading, and configure Web Application Firewalls (WAF/ASM)
• Develop F5 iRules for traffic customization and use APIs or Ansible for automation
• Deep understanding of LTM configurations, and health monitoring
• Proactively monitor system health, performance, and security, resolving issues to ensure high availability
• Work with network and security teams to integrate F5 solutions into cloud or on-premise infrastructure Collaborate with internal teams including Information Technology (IT)security, Tech Fellow and stakeholders to align network architecture with business requirements
• Strong understanding of Layer 4-7 traffic management, HTTP and SSL/TLS encryptions
• Develop and maintain comprehensive network documentation, including network topology diagrams, configuration guides and capacity planning documents
• Provide training and knowledge transfer to junior designers
• Assist in incident resolution, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Automate F5 tasks using API, Ansible and ServiceNow

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years of experience with F5 technologies including BIG-IP modules such as LTM, GTM/DNS
• 10+ years of experience with F5 iRules
• 10+ years of experience with designing and implementing large scale F5 Architectures
• 10+ years experience with Quality of Service (QOS), routing and switching protocols
• 5+ years of experience with network monitoring and diagnostic tools (Wireshark, SolarWinds, NetFlow)

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• F5 certifications such as F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) or F5 Certified Solutions Expert (CSE)
• Knowledge of cloud-based F5 solutions such as F5 Cloud Edition or F5 Distributed Cloud Services
• Experience with monitoring tools like Splunk
• Experience with network automation tools and scripting languages (python, Ansible)
• Experience with problem-solving skills and ability to address complex network issues quickly and efficiently
• Experience with communication skills and collaboration with cross functional teams
• 5+ years of experience with Incident Management
• 5+ years of experience with ServiceNow