Load Balancing Engineer

Load Balancing Engineer

Westlake, TX

Type: Contract

Category: Engineer

Industry: Financial Services

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -102026-109241

Date Posted: 10/28/2026

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Description:

On-site in Westlake, TX

Our client seeks a Load Balancing Engineer to design, implement, and support F5 and Broadcom AVI solutions within the Enterprise Infrastructure environment. The role focuses on application traffic management across on-premises, multi-cloud, and hybrid platforms, enabling secure and reliable connectivity for internal teams and customers. The engineer will craft new solutions, drive secure change management, and collaborate across teams to ensure availability and performance.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $70.00 to $75.00/hr. w2

JN -102026-109241

Responsibilities:

• Lead, support, and design F5 and load balancing solutions for critical applications running on-prem, across multiple cloud service providers, and in hybrid environments.
• Advise business partners on standard methodologies and platform options.
• Troubleshoot complex issues within the Application Traffic Management environment, including F5 and AVI.
• Provide shift-oriented operations support in collaboration with network operations and engineering teams.
• Partner with business stakeholders and Network Services teams to help ensure 24x7 availability.
• Adjust work schedule as needed to support evening and weekend planned work.

Experience Requirements:

• 4 to 6 years of experience installing, configuring, and supporting load balancing technologies, preferably F5 and/or Broadcom AVI.
• Experience with hybrid load balancing infrastructure and cloud-based services such as ALBs and GSLBs.
• AWS and/or Azure cloud network engineering experience.
• Deep knowledge of traffic management platforms.
• Automation experience with tools such as Ansible or Python is a plus.
• Strong network engineering and troubleshooting skills.
• Application traffic analysis proficiency.
• Knowledge of routing protocols such as BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VRF, and VPNs is a plus.
• Understanding of enterprise security policy and best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and frameworks.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including leading projects.
• Customer-focused approach to solving technical problems.

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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