Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. The Senior Network Load Balancing Architect will lead the architecture and evolution of enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, ensuring high availability and performance for mission-critical applications across cloud and on-premises environments.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and evolution of enterprise load balancing and application delivery platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and resiliency for mission-critical applications across on-premises and cloud environments
- Serve as the technical authority for Layer 4–7 traffic management, defining standards, best practices, and strategic direction across F5, Citrix ADC, and VMware AVI platforms
- Drive innovation and modernization by partnering across infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to deliver scalable solutions, solve complex production challenges, and shape the future of the organization's application delivery ecosystem
Skills
- 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
- 10+ years of experience in network engineering, with at least 5+ years in an architect-level role focused on load balancing and application delivery
- Expert-level hands-on experience with: F5 BIG-IP (LTM, GTM/DNS, ASM/APM preferred), Citrix NetScaler / ADC, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI Networks)
- Strong expertise in: Layer 4–7 protocols (HTTP/S, TCP, UDP, SSL/TLS, DNS), Global server load balancing (GSLB), Application performance optimization and traffic steering
- Demonstrated experience designing highly available, large-scale, mission-critical systems
- Deep understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Proven ability to operate at both strategic architecture and deep technical levels
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) / F5 Certified Solution Expert (CSE)
- Advanced or specialist certifications strongly preferred, such as: Citrix Certified Professional – Networking (CCP-N) or higher, VMware VCP-NV or NSX Advanced Load Balancer certifications, Relevant cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP – Professional level preferred)
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and HSA/FSA options
- Financial security & retirement: employer-matched 403(b), planning and hardship resources, disability and life insurance
- Time to recharge: pro-rated paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Career growth: Ascension-paid tuition (Vocare), reimbursement, ongoing professional development and online learning
- Emotional well-being: Employee Assistance Program, counseling and peer support, spiritual care and stress management resources
- Family support: parental leave, adoption assistance and family benefits
- Other benefits: optional legal and pet insurance, transportation savings and more
- Eligible for an annual bonus incentive
Company Overview
Answering 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.