NEW JOB OPENING
NETWORK ENGINEER - HS
IN Remote, USA!

Description:



Office Location (if remote, please provide the Client Site address): Corona, CA

• Any Travel for this role?: No

Fully Remote o Will the worker need to be Remote local to the office or Remote anywhere in the US: Anywhere in the US

• Preferred Level of Education: High School

• Required: 5 years F5 Load Balancing

• F5 Load Balancing certification preferred (not required)

• Expected Shift: 8-5 / m-f

• Interview Process: Virtual

• Top Three things Worker will be doing: F5 Load Balancing Incident Management, F5 Load Balancing Service Request and F5 Load Balancing Change Request





Job Description:

This position is for a HS Network Engineer within the Network Services organization supporting Client DNS/DCHP/F5 (Load Balancing) infrastructure. Client operates within a ITIL framework. This position will directly support all aspects within the Load Balancing Service Offering. The F5 Load Balancing team is a full-service offering (Plan, Build, Run) and is a 24x7 environment. Shift flexibility is required and may include working nights, weekends, Holidays and on an on-call basis when necessitated.

Potential candidates submitting for this position must show the ability to think both critically and creatively, independently, and cooperatively, and be flexible and agile. Must possess the ability and self-confidence to adapt to rapid or major change, be curious with a desire to learn, can influence across the team and to champion change with a profound understanding of the importance of teamwork. Potential candidates must show strong technical engineering and operations skills, strong customer focus, and excellent analytical, problem solving, oral, telephone, written, and presentation communication skills.



Primary Responsibilities:

DNS/DCHP/F5/Load Balance/Riverbed Engineer performs the following functions:

• Provide consultation with applications teams on Load Balancing designs

• Engineering and Management of Bluecat Networks products

• Engineering of TCP/IP networking including switching, routing, WLAN, and common protocols and services.

• Strong understanding of OSI model

• Strong understanding of DNS

• Engineering and deployment of Load Balancing configurations for applications

• Support for the Load Balancing environment on a 7x24x365 basis

• Strong understanding of TLS/SSL encryption and certificate management

• Life Cycle management for both hardware and software of the Load Balancing appliances

• Design, implementation, and management of Load Balancing appliances



Required Experience: (This section indicates the MUST HAVE items. If a candidate does not have these then they will be rejected).

• 5 years related Network Engineering and/or Operations experience (or similar IT experience)

• Strong understanding and experience with deploying and operating DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) protocols and Infrastructures

• Strong understanding of TCP/IP networking including switching, routing, WLAN, and common protocols and services.

• 5 years minimum experience managing and support for a Load Balancing environment

• Detailed knowledge of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)

• Detailed knowledge of F5 BIG-IP DNS formerly known as Global Traffic Manager (GTM)

• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix Operating systems

• Strong understanding with Unix shell scripting and Python

• Strong understanding of Load Balancing concepts and algorithms

• Strong understanding of High Availability Models and Appliances Architectures.

• Experience using network monitoring systems.

• Good written and oral communication skills. Ability to effectively document network outages and activities performed through outage restoration.



Preferred Experience:

• Experience in the Health Care Industry.

• BlueCat Certification

• F5 Certified Administrator (CA)

• F5 Certified Technical Specialist (CTS) for BIG-IP LTM

• F5 Certified Technical Specialist (CTS) for BIG-IP DNS

• Minimum five (5) years’ experience in F5 Load Balancing with focus on planning, design, and implementation of network infrastructure or security solutions, including Minimum two (2) years leading the configuration, implementation, and operation technologies.

• Knowledge and experience using ServiceNow trouble ticketing system



Skills to be successful in this role:

• Issue resolution and management.

• Attention To Detail – The ideal candidate must possess the ability to scrutinize and discern minute details, be extremely methodical, analytical, and diligent.

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions/conclusions or approaches to problems.

• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Speaking / Articulation - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

• Effective communicator

• Adaptable, and the ability to learn new skills and principals quickly

• Ability to juggle multiple responsibilities simultaneously and shift focus rapidly.

• Ability to work independently, as well as in a team environment

• Experience with deploying and operating DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) protocols and Infrastructures.



Education:

High School Diploma or GED

• **Only those lawfully authorized to work in the designated country associated with the position will be considered.**

• **Please note that all Position start dates and duration are estimates and may be reduced or lengthened based upon a client’s business needs and requirements.**