*Role - F5 Load Balancing Engineer* *Location - Tempe, AZ*
*Duration - 1 Year* *They are looking for an F5 guru, not just a network engineer* In general, the candidate must know the TCP stack and have a solid understanding of network as well as strong troubleshooting skills. As a reminder, the Load Balancing team is separate from the Network and Security teams but there is the requirement to be able to interface/communicate with those technical teams as well as customers (for example, when driving out requirements). Deliverables will include documentation of OS upgrades, infrastructure build, and network/connectivity diagrams for various environments as well as documentation of load balancing solutions. And, we do have a project currently underway for which we are planning OS upgrades (F5 and NetScaler) as well as a migration from NetScaler SDX to a new F5 footprint (to be deployed) so there will be some expectation of hands-on experience in the areas of hardware deployment and OS upgrades. *Description* o Load Balancing Engineer with hands-on experience on Citrix NetScaler as well as F5 BIG-IP GTM and LTM. This highly dynamic position will interact with application teams across American Airlines to engineer, document, and support load balancing solutions unique to the application requirements. o The Load Balancing Engineer will be an expert in the Citrix NetScaler and F5 Load Balancing platforms, must have integration/configuration/administration experience, and possess a solid Network background including an understanding of switch, network routing, and firewall concepts. o The Load Balancing Engineer must possess very strong troubleshooting skills as well as a strong TCP understanding as it pertains to packet inspection and TCP flow in the Network and Application flows. o The Load Balancing Engineer must have a very good understanding of DNS functionality and concepts as it relates to IPv4 and IPv6. Experience with and/or knowledge/understanding of Infoblox a plus. *Education/Experience* o Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant field preferred, equivalent experience is acceptable o 10+ years IT experience required, minimum 4 years in Load Balancing technology and DNS * Responsibility level * o Team player that exercises independent judgment with minimal direction from supervisor o Coordinates multiple managed service providers using standardized engagements to complete work in various environments including Production environments o Coordinates with Citrix and/or F5 vendors during issue resolution o Interacts with multiple internal application teams to create customized load balancing solutions *Skills* o *Extensive knowledge of Load balancing technology including algorithms and health check options* o *Extensive knowledge and experience with hosting SSL certificates on Citrix NetScaler and F5 platforms* o *Extensive knowledge of Citrix NetScaler VIP configuration with health check* o *Knowledge and experience with Citrix NetScaler responder policy configuration o *Knowledge and experience with Citrix NetScaler Access Gateway configurations* o *Knowledge and experience with Citrix NetScaler content switching configurations* o *Extensive knowledge and experience regarding F5 BIG-IP LTM VIP configuration with health check* o *Extensive knowledge and experience with F5 BIG-IP GTM Wide IP configuration* o *Knowledge and experience with F5 BIG-IP iRule programming and troubleshooting experience* o Candidate MUST have extensive experience working in structured change management processes for highly available enterprise networks o Candidate MUST have production environment experience consisting of Global load balancing, Local load balancing, SSL acceleration, HTTP compression/caching, and DNS o Candidate MUST have strong Networking Experience - TCP/IP, Administration of networking hardware o Candidate MUST have design and maintenance experience with complex Web hosting network architectures o Candidate MUST have experience building and configuring major Internet host/network services including but not limited to: Web (http, SSL, etc.), Mail (sendmail, etc.), DNS, NFS, NIS/NIS+, Automounter, Databases (Oracle, SQL, etc.) and Java o Experience directly managing routers, switches, load balancers and SSL accelerators in a high-availability infrastructure is required o Expert knowledge of the full software development lifecycle: from business/systems analysis, through requirements gathering and functional specification authoring, to development, testing and delivery o Expert understanding of TCP as it pertains to packet inspection and network/application flows o Expert ability to troubleshoot issues and make recommendations for system changes, as needed, to resolve issues o Will be expected to provide documentation describing projects, deliverables and timelines o Will be expected to report on project status o Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills o Expert ability to work independently and manage one’s time o Expert mentoring skills necessary to provide support and constructive performance feedback *Regards,* AMIT KUMAR *Sr. Recruiter* *IDC Technologies Inc.*| *1851 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 116, Milpitas, CA , USA, 95035* *408 668 8348 **I **[email protected] <[email protected]>** I Gtalk: Recruiter.amitk | Skype: Amitiilm* *Web: www.idctechnologies.com <http://www.idctechnologies.com/>* "Under Bill s. 1618 Title III passed by the 105th U.S. Congress this mail can not be considered spam as long as we include a way to be removed from our mailing list. 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