Network Engineer

Description

Senior F5 BIG-IP DNS / NGINX Plus / Infrastructure Automation
We are seeking a Lead Network Engineer with deep expertise in F5 BIG-IP DNS (GTM), BIG-IQ, NGINX Plus, Azure networking, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation. The Lead Engineer will support a multi-site enterprise load balancing and DNS environment, including provisioning and configuration of two new F5 BIG-IP DNS standalone nodes, software upgrades on four BIG-IP DNS nodes and one BIG-IQ management platform, validation of Wide IP and DNS configurations, and integration with an Arista-based BGP Anycast architecture.

Environment Overview

• Four F5 BIG-IP DNS standalone nodes across two data center locations
• One BIG-IQ management platform
• Arista-based BGP Anycast architecture
• NGINX Plus deployed as a front end to Azure Load Balancers
• About 20 production NGINX Plus clusters deployed as HA pairs supporting enterprise LTM services
• Infrastructure managed through Terraform, Ansible, YAML, Jinja2 templates, GitHub, and VS Code

Skills

• Load balancer
• F5
• BIG-IP DNS
• Azure
• Infrastructure as Code
• Ansible
• Network engineering

Top Skills

• Load balancer
• F5
• BIG-IP DNS
• Azure
• Infrastructure as Code
• Ansible

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Mandatory Skills:
• F5 BIG-IP DNS (GTM) Administration
• Provisioning and configuration of BIG-IP DNS/GTM
• Wide IP configuration and validation
• NGINX Plus NGINX Plus administration and support
• High-availability (HA) NGINX deployments
• Production application delivery environments
• Custom server farm configuration
• NGINX troubleshooting and optimization
• DNS load balancing and traffic management
• Troubleshooting DNS and GTM services
• BIG-IP DNS software upgrades

Potential for contract extension

Location

This is a Contract position based out of Baltimore, MD.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.71 - $64.28/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital, 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available, Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents), Short and long-term disability, Health Spending Account (HSA), Transportation benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave), Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Baltimore, MD.

About TEKsystems

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.