Senior Network Load Balancing Architect
Ascension Health· enterprise· Oct 15, 2026 · 13d ago
United States
Hybrid
Full-time
Senior
$121K–$180K est.
5+ years exp
Job description
• Location: Remote
• Department: Core Tech Network
• Schedule: Days | Full-Time
Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
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• Platform Architecture & Evolution: Lead the strategy, architecture, and continuous evolution of enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms to ensure max availability, performance, and resiliency across hybrid and cloud environments.
• Technical Governance & Standards: Serve as the subject matter expert for Layer 4–7 traffic management, establishing standards, reference architectures, and operational best practices for F5, Citrix ADC, and VMware Avi platforms.
• Cross-Functional Innovation & Modernization: Partner with infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver scalable delivery solutions, solve high-impact production challenges, and drive platform modernization.
• Hybrid & Multi-Cloud Application Delivery: Architect and optimize robust traffic-steering, global server load balancing (GSLB), and application acceleration patterns across both legacy on-premises datacenters and public cloud networks (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Education:
• High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
Additional Preferences:
• Domain Expertise & Industry Track Record: 10+ years of network engineering experience, including 5+ years in an architectural role designing mission-critical ADC systems across hybrid/multi-cloud platforms (F5 BIG-IP, Citrix NetScaler, VMware NSX ALB).
• Advanced Certifications: Professional-level ADC and cloud certifications preferred, such as F5 CTS/CSE, Citrix CCP-N (or higher), VMware VCP-NV/NSX ALB, or AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect.
Join a collaborative infrastructure team where your enterprise load balancing expertise drives high availability for mission-critical care applications. You will architect hybrid cloud traffic delivery, define Layer 4–7 standards and solve complex production challenges across F5, Citrix ADC and VMware Avi platforms.
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