About Lowe s Lowe s is a FORTUNE 100 home improvement company serving approximately 16 million customer transactions a week in the United States With total fiscal year 2024 sales of more than 83 billion Lowe s operates over 1 700 home improvement stores and employs approximately 300 000 associates Based in Mooresville N C Lowe s supports the communities it serves through programs focused on creating protected affordable housing improving community spaces helping to develop the next generation of skilled trade experts and providing disaster relief to communities in need For more information visit Lowes com Lowe s India the Global Capability Center of Lowe s Companies Inc is a hub for driving our technology business analytics and shared services strategy Based in Bengaluru with over 4 500 associates it powers innovations across omnichannel retail AI ML enterprise architecture supply chain and customer experience From supporting and launching homegrown solutions to fostering innovation through its Catalyze platform Lowe s India plays a pivotal role in transforming home improvement retail while upholding strong commitment to social impact and sustainability For more information visit Lowes India About the Team The Network Load Balancing team is responsible for ensuring the high availability scalability and reliability of applications and services by distributing incoming network traffic across multiple servers Their main tasks include designing and implementing load balancing solutions using F5 load balancers The team configures and maintains load balancers monitors system performance and health and manages failover and security measures like SSL TLS and DDoS protection They collaborate closely with DevOps application and security teams to support deployments and maintain seamless service operation Job Summary The primary purpose of this role is to design implement and manage complex load balancing solutions that ensure high availability and optimal performance of networked applications The Senior Network Load Balancing Engineer leads the configuration and maintenance of both hardware and software load balancers troubleshoots advanced network and traffic issues and optimizes load distribution strategies This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to support scalable deployments enforce security best practices and continuously enhance system reliability Additionally the engineer mentors junior team members and drives automation and process improvements within load balancing operations Roles Responsibilities Configure deploy and manage load balancing solutions using F5 BIG-IP platforms Design and implement redundant and highly available load balancing architectures Monitor load balancer performance server health and traffic flow using tools such as SNMP Design and implement redundant and highly available load balancing architectures Monitor load balancer performance server health and traffic flow using tools such as SNMP Ensure load balancing infrastructure complies with security standards and support WAF and DDoS protection where applicable Document system configurations operational procedures and troubleshooting guidelines Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to incidents impacting application delivery Years Of Experience 5 years of Experience in F5 Load Balancers 3 years of Experience in Infoblox IPAM Solution Required Qualifications Bachelor s degree in computer science CIS or related field or equivalent work experience in a related field 5 years of experience supporting a large enterprise network Primary Skills must have 3 years of experience in configuring and troubleshooting f5 Load balancers with solid understanding of Load balancing mechanisms 3 years of experience in configuring and troubleshooting of iRules SSL offloading and Data groups Solid knowledge of modifying Traffic Behavior with Profiles Health Monitors DNS and Global Traffic management Solid knowledge of Kubernetes AS3 implementations and REST API Integrations Strong Knowledge of Load balancing concepts SNATs Persistence content Switching OSI Layer 4-7 Switching Caching and Content Delivery Basic knowledge of Networking OSI Layer 2 Spanning tree vPC LACP VLAN etc Layer 3 switching routing OSPF BGP IPv4 6 DNS DHCP network virtualization VRF basics of higher layer protocols SSL TLS HTTP 3 years of experience in maintenance and support of solution components e g patching upgrades capacity reviews lifecycle management Secondary Skills desired Good knowledge of Network Infrastructure Security technologies Firewall Access control Cisco Routers Switches Access points Good understanding of Data Centre and its components like Network Server Application environments 3 years of infrastructure engineering experience working across multiple domains platforms or specialty areas Lowe s is an equal opportunity employer and administers all personnel practices without regard to race color religious creed sex gender age ancestry national origin mental or physical disability or medical condition sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status military or veteran status genetic information or any other category protected under federal state or local law