Load Balance System Administrator

Title Load Balance System Administrator

Location: Alexandria, VA

Required Clearance: TS/SCI

Employment Type: Full-Time Regular

Shift: Day

Travel: No

Relocation Assistance: Yes
We are Ennoble First. The people supporting and securing some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work has meaning and impact on the world around us, but also on us, and that's important. Ennoble First is your place. You make it your own by embracing autonomy, seizing opportunity, and being trusted to deliver your best every day. We think. We act. We deliver. There is no challenge we can't turn into an opportunity.

Primary Responsibilities:

This role is responsible for implementation, operations, and maintenance of load balancer technologies in a global enterprise across multiple networks. Duties include updating to new technologies, tuning performance, and implementation of critical system patches. This infrastructure may include on-premises and cloud resources.

• Ensure Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) offloading and brokering PKI authentication features provided by the F5 appliance is operational at all times

• Ensure load balancing configurations and PKI certificates are backed up in accordance with customer policies

• Alert load balancing and reverse proxy customers prior to PKI certificate expiration and assist with certificate renewals as necessary

• Create, manage, and troubleshoot load balanced IP address spaces

• Develop and implement technical solutions in collaboration with engineers and architects

• Provide after-hours support to 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with troubleshooting service outages

• Develop and update technical solutions, operating procedures and other documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with initial troubleshooting and triage efforts

Minimum Education/Experience Requirements:

• Experienced in administering and managing F5 load balancer appliances in an enterprise environment

• Knowledge of standards, concepts, and tools to be able to complete technology monitoring and management of F5 appliances.

• Technical knowledge backing up PKI certificates and appliance configurations.

• Extensive experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting load balanced IP address spaces.

• Experience working independently in support of customer requirements

• Experience interfacing with team members on requirements and solutions

• Familiar with IT Service Management products such as ServiceNow

Desired Skills:

• Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoD 8570.11- IAT Level II certification requirements (currently Security+ CE, CCNA-Security, GSEC, or SSCP)

• Candidate must possess an F5 Certified Administrator (201) or higher certification

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Masters degree with 6 years

• Education equivalency of Associate's with 10 years of related experience or High School Diploma with 12 years of related experience can be used in lieu of Bachelor's degree.

• Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.

• TS/SCI with CI Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to get a poly.

Ennoble First is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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