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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Network Architect - F5 Distributed Cloud / MuleSoft / AWS - **Company:** Pishon River IT LLC - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, Application Integration Architecture, Cloud Computing, Configuration Management Databases, Cyber Security, Software Design Documents, Domain Name System (DNS), Failover, High-Level Architecture, Network Architecture, Azure Active Directory, Salesforce.Com, Software Deployment, Systems Integration, Strategies of Testing, Amazon Connect, Data Logging, Load Balancing, Performance Testing, Cyberark, RISE with SAP, Code Structure, Multi-Cloud, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Terraform, Splunk, Mulesoft, Servicenow - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/ce47a274-fc9f-411f-8405-30e04872c621 ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in network architecture, application delivery, or cloud networking * Deep hands-on experience with F5 Distributed Cloud Services * Strong experience with AWS networking and multi-region architecture * Experience designing global load balancing and local load balancing solutions * Strong understanding of API traffic management and per-application/per-API routing models * Experience supporting active/active and active/passive failover architectures * Expertise in health monitoring, automated failover, and resilient application delivery patterns * Strong experience with TLS, mTLS, WAF, and security policy continuity * Hands-on experience with Terraform and reusable Infrastructure as Code design * Experience integrating enterprise platforms with logging, monitoring, and ITSM tools * Strong documentation skills, including architecture, design, test, and operational artifacts * Ability to work across technical and business teams in a consulting-style delivery role Preferred Qualifications * Experience with MuleSoft, especially MuleSoft APIs and Private Spaces * Experience with F5 Distributed Cloud in hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise environments * Familiarity with CloudFront, API Gateway, Splunk, CloudWatch, and ServiceNow * Experience with Azure AD and CyberArk integration patterns * Prior experience supporting architecture review boards, cybersecurity review processes, and enterprise governance * Experience delivering reusable shared services in large enterprise environments Key Technical Skills * F5 Distributed Cloud Services * AWS networking and multi-region design * Global load balancing and DNS-based traffic management, * strong F5 and cloud networking expertise, * deep experience with secure API traffic management, * practical AWS and Terraform delivery skills, * and the ability to lead an enterprise architecture engagement from discovery through production handoff. ## Description We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and operationalization of a cloud-based global load balancing solution using F5 Distributed Cloud Services within AWS. This role will support a multi-region architecture where application and employee journeys continue without interruption across AWS regions and platform instances. The primary focus of this engagement is to design and deliver a resilient, secure, and reusable load balancing architecture for MuleSoft APIs that support critical enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP RISE, and Amazon Connect. The solution must provide per-API routing, automated failover, continuous health monitoring, and seamless integration with existing security and operational tooling. Key Responsibilities Architecture and Discovery * Lead discovery sessions and stakeholder workshops with application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and enterprise architecture teams * Validate functional and non-functional requirements for multi-region API load balancing * Assess current AWS network architecture, MuleSoft deployment topology, and security/compliance constraints * Translate business requirements into scalable and supportable technical architecture Solution Design * Produce High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents * Define a reference architecture for enterprise reuse across application teams * Design global and local load balancing patterns using F5 Distributed Cloud Services * Define per-API routing strategies for active/active and active/passive MuleSoft services * Design for IP-level health awareness of ingress controller instances within each region * Ensure the solution supports automated failover without manual reconfiguration of the load balancer * Incorporate future extensibility so additional APIs and platforms can be onboarded without redesign Security and Integration * Preserve and extend current security controls, including: + WAF + TLS / mTLS + identity and policy enforcement * Integrate with enterprise platforms and tooling, including: + AWS + CloudFront + API Gateway + Azure AD + CyberArk + CloudWatch + Splunk + ServiceNow for CMDB, catalog, incidents, and alerting workflows Infrastructure as Code and Deployment * Define and implement a Terraform-based IaC approach * Build reusable, modular deployment components with clear separation for non-prod and prod * Develop implementation plans, configuration standards, and deployment runbooks * Deploy and configure the F5 Distributed Cloud solution in non-production and production environments Testing and Operational Readiness * Lead testing strategy and execution, including: + functional testing + API routing validation + failover and resiliency testing + security validation + load and performance testing * Support UAT and production cutover activities * Develop operational runbooks, SOPs, and support model documentation * Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for engineering and operations teams * Support hypercare and transition to internal support teams Governance and Leadership * Lead architecture review sessions with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity teams * Prepare approval artifacts and address design feedback * Drive delivery as an enterprise-grade reusable service, not a one-off implementation * Provide strong technical leadership, documentation discipline, and stakeholder communication throughout the engagement, * MuleSoft integration architecture * Health checks and failover design * WAF, TLS, mTLS, and security controls * Terraform / IaC * CloudWatch, Splunk, and monitoring integration * ServiceNow CMDB, alerting, and service catalog integration * Enterprise architecture and cybersecurity governance Deliverables Expected from This Role * Requirements validation documentation * Current-state assessment * Use-case definitions for MuleSoft API routing * High-Level Design and Low-Level Design * Reference architecture for reuse * Security and compliance design artifacts * Terraform module design and code structure * Architecture review materials and approvals * Implementation plan and runbook * Production-ready configuration documentation * Test plans and test results * Operational runbooks and KT materials * Production deployment and handoff documentation Success Criteria The successful consultant will deliver a solution that: * Routes each MuleSoft API call to the correct healthy and eligible instance or region based on per-API routing rules * Automatically fails over across regions without manual intervention * Maintains compatibility with the current MuleSoft operating model * Preserves existing security and policy controls * Provides real-time visibility into API health and traffic flows * Supports future onboarding of additional APIs and platforms through a reusable design model ## Related Videos - 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