Senior Network Engineer with F5 Load Balancing Expertise

Must be willing to work on w2. (only USC, GC OR TN)

Duration: Long Term Contract – Will Convert Full-time, No time limit on the conversion

Location: 100% remote on contract side – But when converting to full-time, needs to be able to go on-site hybrid at the target locations below.

While on contract this position will be 100% remote. If/When the resource converts it will move to hybrid.

Resource has to sit in one of the below locations.

• Rochester, NY
• Cincinnati, OH
• St. Pete, FL
• Sarasota, FL
• Tempe, AZ
• Phoenix, AZ

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• Dallas, TX
• Lehigh Valley, PA

Skillset: Network Engineer w/ F5 Background

Top Skills' Details

Network Engineering - 7+ years as a Data Network Engineer working with the Cisco product suite. Must have 5-7 years experience with Networking, Switches, Routers, LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, QoS, BGP, OSPF, MPLS

2) F5 Load Balancing - Candidate must have 3-5+ years of experience working with Load Balancers. Must be familiar with LTM and GTM. Must have implemented and supported Pools, Virtual Servers, Health Monitors and have globally load balanced apps or services.

Job Descriptions

looking for a Sr. Level Engineer to join their team. They have a large project going on over the next 5 years that is pulling a Sr. level engineer off their team and they need to backfill the BAU work. This person will be responsible for the level 3 Engineering of Paychex's Network.

Qualified candidates must have enterprise level experience with Cisco's/Aristas suite of products. The biggest need for this position is someone that can support their F5 environment. They will be spending 80% of their time with F5 and the other 20 with Network BAU.

We’re seeking a skilled Network Engineer with hands‑on experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise‑class networks built on Cisco and Arista routing/switching platforms, along with strong expertise in F5 load balancing technologies. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving challenging network problems, and wants to play a key role in maintaining a highly available, secure, and scalable infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and support Layer 2/Layer 3 network solutions across data center and campus environments.
• Configure and maintain Cisco and Arista routing and switching platforms, including: OSPF, BGP, and EVPN/VXLAN
• Spanning Tree, MLAG, port‑channeling, QoS, ACLs
• Manage and optimize F5 BIG‑IP platforms (LTM, GTM/DNS, ASM preferred).
• Monitor network performance, troubleshoot issues, and perform root‑cause analysis for outages or degradation.
• Implement network security best practices, including segmentation, firewall policies, and access control.
• Participate in on‑call rotation and provide escalation support for critical incidents.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams (security, systems, cloud, application teams) to support business initiatives.
• Maintain accurate network documentation, diagrams, and configuration standards.
• Assist with automation and scripting efforts (Python, Ansible, or similar) to improve operational efficiency.