[Remote] Senior Network Load Balancing Engineer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system dedicated to reimagining healthcare. They are seeking a Senior Network Load Balancing Engineer to own and optimize enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, ensuring the availability and performance of critical business applications.ResponsibilitiesOwn and optimize enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, ensuring the availability, performance, and resiliency of critical business applicationsServe as the senior technical escalation point for complex Layer 4–7 traffic management and application delivery issues, leading root-cause analysis and restoring service in high-availability production environmentsDrive continuous improvement across F5, Citrix ADC, and VMware AVI platforms through automation, optimization, application onboarding, and operational excellence initiativesSkillsHigh School diploma equivalency with 2 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required8–10+ years of experience in network engineering, with significant focus on load balancing and application deliveryProven experience operating in large-scale, enterprise environmentsExpert-level hands-on experience with: F5 BIG-IP platform, Citrix NetScaler / ADC, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI)Strong expertise in: Layer 4–7 protocols (HTTP/S, TCP, UDP, SSL/TLS, DNS), Load balancing methods, persistence, and traffic steering, SSL offloading and certificate managementDemonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex, multi-tier application issuesF5 certifications (CTS or higher)Citrix ADC certifications (CCA-N / CCP-N or higher)VMware NSX / AVI-related certifications2 years of leadership or management experience preferredBenefitsPaid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your communityCompany OverviewAnswering God's call to bring health, healing and hope to all. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://healthcare.ascension.org.