Job Title:
Lead F5 Network Engineer (Load Balancing)
Overview:
Overview The Global Load Balancing Engineering team (LBE) is looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to join their global team that are reponsible to plan, build & run its Commertial and corporate Load Balancer estate.
In this position, you will: • To design, implement, manage & maintain Mastercard’s Global Network which includes Datacenter, Customer, and Corporate Networks across a diverse range of platforms • Translate Network designs to implementation plans with associated change control(s) • Engagement with stakeholders including impacted end users & other technology areas to manage upcoming change • Act as an escalation point for Operations in the resolution of incidents • Support Architecture teams in the development of new technologies with high & low level designs • Comply with current standards & best practice • Support internal & external audit processes • Evaluate & support the adoption of new infrastructure & technologies to meet business requirements • Hybrid working with 3 days in the office
All About You
The ideal candidate for this position should: • Network engineering, design, operations, and/or architecture expertise with exposure to the following areas: F5, Citrix NetScaler, LAN/WAN, firewalls, VOIP, QoS, Routing & Switching technologies while adhering to standard design methodologies and best practices • Mastery of TCP/IP protocol communications and application layer • Load Balancing experience: F5 LTM, GLSB, WAF, AFM, AVR • Deep Packet inspection & analysis using tools like Wireshark • Expert knowledge in PKI, DNS and certificates • Experience of deploying load balancers in Azure, AWS and GCP • Firewall experience: Palo Alto, Checkpoint • Routing & Switching: Cisco, Arista • Extensive knowledge of Network diagnostics, protocols, and disciplines, VxLAN, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, SNMP, VPN, SSH, and MPLS technologies. • Knowledge of security and encryption technologies including IPSEC & GRE tunnels on routers and firewalls, • Woking knowledge of scripting tools such as git, bash, Ansible, Jenkins, Terraform, PowerShell, Python. Desirable or additional capabilities • Strong verbal & written communications skills, and excellent customer support capabilities • Self-motivated demonstrating strong organizational and listening skills; and very detail oriented with the ability to carry out assigned tasks with minimal supervision • Ability to consistently act in a professional manner and communicate with all levels of the organization, both internally and externally • Methodical problem resolving skills and mastery of developing high level and detailed network designs; solid web applications and technologies a plus; Cisco certifications such as CCNP or CCDP • Design, engineer, and implementation of Software Defined Networking. • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Math, Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
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