Job Description – IP Services Engineer
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced IP Services Engineer with a minimum of 10 years of experience in F5, Load Balancing, Infoblox, NGINX, scripting, and open-source technologies. The role will focus on deployment, implementation, migration, configuration, and support of IP services and application delivery infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain F5 Load Balancers and related IP services.
- Perform F5 migration from physical appliances to Virtual Machine (VM) platforms.
- Implement and manage NGINX for load balancing, reverse proxy, web traffic management, and application delivery.
- Develop and maintain scripts/programs for automation, configuration, monitoring, and operational efficiency.
- Deploy and manage Infoblox DDI solutions covering DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM).
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to load balancing, DNS, DHCP, and IP services.
- Work with open-source technologies and integrate them into enterprise infrastructure where required.
- Configure and support F5/NGINX traffic management, SSL offloading, health monitoring, and high availability.
- Support network integration with Routing and Switching environments.
- Perform implementation, testing, migration, and validation activities with minimal service disruption.
- Prepare technical documentation, implementation plans, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
- Collaborate with network, security, application, and infrastructure teams during deployments and troubleshooting.
Required Technical Skills
- F5 BIG-IP / Load Balancing – Expert
- F5 Migration to VM / Virtual Edition (VE) – Strong hands-on experience
- NGINX – Strong hands-on experience
- Infoblox DDI – DNS, DHCP, IPAM
- Programming / Scripting / Coding – Strong knowledge
- Open-Source Technologies – Good exposure
- Routing & Switching – Fair/working knowledge
- Network troubleshooting and IP services
- High Availability, SSL/TLS, traffic management, and application delivery concepts
Experience & Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of overall relevant experience in IP Services / Network Infrastructure.
- Strong hands-on experience with F5 and Load Balancer technologies.
- Proven experience in F5 migration to VM/virtual environments.
- Strong experience in NGINX and scripting/automation.
- Hands-on experience with Infoblox DDI.
- Good understanding of enterprise networking, particularly Routing and Switching.
- Experience in large-scale enterprise deployment and implementation environments.
- Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Core Competencies
- F5 | Load Balancer | F5 VE/VM Migration | NGINX | Infoblox | DDI | DNS | DHCP | IPAM | Scripting | Automation | Open Source | Routing | Switching | Network Troubleshooting | Deployment | Implementation