Sr. Load Balancing Engineer (NetScaler & Akamai)

$161,500 - $218,500/Yr

GD Information Technology, Inc.

Full-time - Senior

Remote

10,001+ employees

About the position

As a Sr. Load Balancer Engineer at GDIT, you will play a crucial role in supporting the HHS HRSA customer by architecting, engineering, testing, and implementing a global Cloud SASE Load Balancing solution. This position involves migrating applications from on-premise Citrix NetScalers to a new Cloud SASE Load Balancing solution, ensuring compliance with security standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect, engineer, test, and implement a global Cloud SASE Load Balancing solution using Akamai SASE load balancing services.
• Migrate publicly accessible applications from on-premise Citrix NetScalers to the new Cloud SASE Load Balancing solution with OKTA Single-Sign-On (SSO).
• Perform assessment and planning activities for migrating NetScaler VIPs to a SASE traffic management solution.
• Develop, document, and present a comprehensive migration strategy, including timelines, resources, and risk management plans.
• Conduct a limited pilot of the entire solution using a test application to demonstrate required changes and build out the technical implementation plan.
• Ensure routing of traffic between the Cloud SASE load balancing solution and backend services meets compliance requirements.
• Provide Cloud SASE Load Balancer architecture and network flow diagrams illustrating end-to-end communication.
• Work with the security team to update the GSS System Security Plan for all controls that are customer configurable for Cloud SASE Load Balancer.
• Develop logging requirements for the Cloud SASE Load Balancer solution.
• Help build a customer automated chargeback model and configure the Cloud SASE Load Balancer to collect metrics for chargebacks.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure all migration activities are communicated and documented.
• Develop and adhere to standard operating procedures for production use.
• Integrate SASE Portal authentication with customer IDP, OKTA, providing MFA.
• Mentor and support a team of engineers in provisioning/configuring the Cloud SASE Load Balancer solution.
• Lead and provide technical support in Change Management processes that impact the production environment.
• Provide training to the government and their successors on the migration process and operational use of the solution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field.
• 10+ years of experience in Networking.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Citrix NetScalers and Akamai SASE Load Balancers.
• 6+ years of experience in large-scale enterprise organizations.
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough government background screening process.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, SharePoint, Confluence, ServiceNow, Trello, JIRA, and MS Teams.
• SCRUM and Kanban Agile Methodologies experience.
• Experience with any HHS agencies or entities.
• Strong technical skills and analytic abilities, with experience in system security analysis and risk management.
• Experience in translating systems and applications into test plans and performing hands-on testing.
• Experience communicating and presenting to leadership and decision makers.
• Broad knowledge of load balancing best practices, policies, and guidance.

Benefits

• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Full flex work weeks where possible.
• Paid time off plans including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period.
• Short and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.