Network Engineer Senior

Network Engineer SeniorLocation: Plano, TX / McLean, VA (Hybrid role, 3 days onsite)Duration: 6 monthsJob DescriptionThe Senior Network Engineer will be part of the Enterprise Network Engineering TeamWe are seeking a skilled and motivated F5 Network Engineer to join our team and play a crucial role in network engineering, build, support, and optimization of our data center network infrastructure.The ideal candidate should have a solid foundation in data center load-balancer, routing and switching technologies coupled with hands-on experience in design and deployment of large-scale multi-vendor network projects.Design, deploy, and maintain the data center F5 load-balancers infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.Implement and configure F5 Viprion and VELOS, BigIQ environment.Configure and support internal/external DNS, GTM, LTM and iRules.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand networking requirements and provide effective solutions.Learn and develop automation scripts using Ansible and/or Python to streamline network provisioning, configuration, and monitoring tasks.Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root cause analysis to resolve incidents promptly.Participate in capacity planning, network security and disaster recovery strategies and document relevant SOPs / Visio for network repositories.Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data center networking and automation.SkillsSr.