Load Balancing Engineer

Load Balancing Engineer


Location: Westlake, TX or Merrimack, NH or Durham, NC (Onsite Interview)


Duration: 6+ months


Number of Openings: 4


Shift: Mon-Fri 8-5 EST.


F5 & Broadcom AVI load balancing, hybrid/cloud (AWS/Azure) networking, ALB/GSLB, DNS/DDI, network troubleshooting, traffic management, routing (BGP/OSPF/MPLS), security best practices, and automation (Python/Ansible).


Need flexibility for some nights or weekends. Or 4x10 hour days. **In-person interview required at a CLIENT site**


Skillset: - Experience installing, configuring, and supporting load balancing technologies, preferably F5 and/or Broadcom AVI - Supporting and troubleshooting hybrid load balancing infrastructure (on- prem, multi-CSP) and cloud-based load balancing services (ALBs, GSLBs) - AWS and/or Azure cloud network engineering experience


Team: Data Center Network Services (DCNS) is dedicated to the overall global network engineering and support for Fidelity Investments within Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations (EI&O). The Network Traffic and DDI Engineering (NTDE) team is a member of this DCNS team, and our team is accountable for the Network Traffic Management and DNS, DHCP, and IPAM related services for the enterprise. Our F5 and AVI load balancing infrastructure and Infoblox and BIND DNS infrastructure are critical Fidelity resources that enable revenue producing services for the firm.


The Team


Data Center Network Services (DCNS) is dedicated to the overall global network engineering and support for Fidelity Investments within Enterprise Infrastructure & Operations (EI&O). The Network Traffic and DDI Engineering (NTDE) team is a member of this DCNS team, and our team is accountable for the Network Traffic Management and DNS, DHCP, and IPAM related services for the enterprise. Our F5 and AVI load balancing infrastructure and Infoblox and BIND DNS infrastructure are critical Fidelity resources that enable revenue producing services for the firm.


The Role


The Load Balancing Engineer will be responsible for the overall F5 & AVI Load Balancing design and providing secure connectivity solutions to the Fidelity enterprise allowing Business teams and customers to be more driven, more productive, and more profitable in a global business environment. These responsibilities include crafting new enterprise solutions, enabling new customer connectivity, securing the environment through tactical change management, as well as working in a cross-organizational fashion to consult and enable these services. This position will require a well-adapted approach towards ITSM methodologies ensuring the delivery of information technology services to meet the needs of the business community!

• Lead, support, and design F5 and load balancing solutions for critical applications running on-prem, at multiple CSPs, and hybrid environments.
• Advise business partners on standard methodologies and options with the various technology platforms.
• Solve sophisticated issues related to the Application Traffic Management environment (F5 and AVI)
• Shift -oriented operations support, in collaboration with network operations and network engineering teams.
• Work closely with business partners and other Network Services teams to ensure 24x7 availability.
• Ability to adjust work schedule as needed to support evening and weekend planned work.

The Expertise and Skills You Bring

• A minimum of 4-6 years' engineering experience installing, configuring, and supporting load balancing technologies, preferably F5 and/or Broadcom AVI.
• Experience supporting and troubleshooting hybrid load balancing infrastructure (on-prem, multi-CSP) and cloud-based load balancing services (ALBs, GSLBs)
• AWS and/or Azure cloud network engineering experience
• Deep knowledge of Traffic Management platforms
• Automation experience, eg. Ansible, Python (a plus, not required)
• Network Engineering and Troubleshooting skills
• Application Traffic Analysis
• Routed/Routing Protocols: BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, VPNs - a plus
• Enterprise Security Policy knowledge and best practices
• Agile methodologies and framework
• Network certifications a plus but not required.
• Works well independently and as part of a team; ability to lead a project.
• Enjoys working directly with customers and solving their technical problems.