Principal Network Architect - F5 / Application Delivery

Kane Partners LLC
Plano, TX, United States
3 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Compensation
$200,000.0 - $300,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Amazon Web Services Application Performance Management Microsoft Azure Data Centers Domain Name System (DNS) Middleware Failover Network Protocols Performance Tuning Software Deployment TCP/IP Transport Layer Security
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Load Balancing System Availability

Job description

  • Architect enterprise application delivery solutions (F5, load balancing, traffic management)
  • Design and support F5 LTM, DNS / GTM, and iRules configurations
  • Define L4 / L7 traffic flow, SSL offload, and performance optimization strategies
  • Build high availability and failover architectures for critical applications
  • Partner with application, middleware, and security teams
  • Support application performance, resiliency, and scalability initiatives
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership and architectural guidance

Requirements

  • Strong experience with F5 load balancers (LTM, DNS / GTM, iRules)
  • Experience designing application delivery / ADC architectures
  • Deep understanding of TCP/IP, HTTP/S, SSL/TLS, and network protocols
  • Experience with high availability, failover, and traffic optimization
  • Background in enterprise infrastructure, data center, or hybrid environments

Preferred

  • Experience in large-scale enterprise environments
  • Exposure to cloud (AWS, Azure) and hybrid application delivery
  • Experience working across infrastructure and security teams, Applicants must have valid, independent authorization to work in the United States. This position does not offer, support, or accept any form of sponsorship-whether employer, third-party, future, contingent, transfer, or otherwise. Candidates must be able to work for any employer in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship of any kind. Work authorization will be verified, and misrepresentation will result in immediate removal from consideration., * Do you have hands-on experience with F5 (LTM, DNS / GTM, iRules) in an enterprise environment?
  • Have you architected application delivery / load balancing solutions at scale?
  • Are you comfortable in a hands-on architecture role (not just strategy/governance)?

Benefits & conditions

4.64.6 out of 5 stars Plano, TX 75023 $200,000 - $300,000 a year - Full-time, Pulled from the full job description

  • Professional development assistance
  • Parental leave
  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off, $200,000 - $300,000+ base salary (depending on experience), * 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development assistance
  • Retirement plan
  • Vision insurance

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