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# Principal Network Architect - F5 / Application Delivery

- **Company:** Kane Partners LLC
- **Location:** Plano, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $200,000.0 - $300,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** 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, Load Balancing, System Availability
- **Published:** May 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=90cd0adf29534c7e

## About the Role

* 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)?

## 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


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