Network Architect - F5 Distributed Cloud/MuleSoft/AWS

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Network Architect - F5 Distributed Cloud/MuleSoft/AWS

Duration: 6 months

Start Window: June or July 2026

Work Location: Onshore or Nearshore

Work Hours: Must support U.S. Eastern Time business hours

We are seeking an experienced Network Architect to lead the architecture, design, implementation, testing, and operationalization of a cloud-based global load balancing solution using F5 Distributed Cloud Services within AWS. This role will support a multi-region architecture where application and employee journeys continue without interruption across AWS regions and platform instances.

The primary focus of this engagement is to design and deliver a resilient, secure, and reusable load balancing architecture for MuleSoft APIs that support critical enterprise platforms such as Salesforce, SAP RISE, and Amazon Connect . The solution must provide per-API routing , automated failover, continuous health monitoring, and seamless integration with existing security and operational tooling.

• Architecture and Discovery
  • Lead discovery sessions and stakeholder workshops with application, infrastructure, cloud, security, and enterprise architecture teams
  • Validate functional and non-functional requirements for multi-region API load balancing
  • Assess current AWS network architecture, MuleSoft deployment topology, and security/compliance constraints
  • Translate business requirements into scalable and supportable technical architecture
• Solution Design
  • Produce High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documents
  • Define a reference architecture for enterprise reuse across application teams
  • Design global and local load balancing patterns using F5 Distributed Cloud Services
  • Define per-API routing strategies for active/active and active/passive MuleSoft services
  • Design for IP-level health awareness of ingress controller instances within each region
  • Ensure the solution supports automated failover without manual reconfiguration of the load balancer
  • Incorporate future extensibility so additional APIs and platforms can be onboarded without redesign
• Security and Integration
  • Preserve and extend current security controls, including:
  • WAF
  • TLS/mTLS
  • identity and policy enforcement
  • Integrate with enterprise platforms and tooling, including:
  • AWS
  • CloudFront
  • API Gateway
  • Azure AD
  • CyberArk
  • CloudWatch
  • Splunk
  • ServiceNow for CMDB, catalog, incidents, and alerting workflows
• Infrastructure as Code and Deployment
  • Define and implement a Terraform-based IaC approach
  • Build reusable, modular deployment components with clear separation for non-prod and prod
  • Develop implementation plans, configuration standards, and deployment runbooks
  • Deploy and configure the F5 Distributed Cloud solution in non-production and production environments
• Testing and Operational Readiness
  • Lead testing strategy and execution, including:
  • functional testing
  • API routing validation
  • failover and resiliency testing
  • security validation
  • load and performance testing
  • Support UAT and production cutover activities
  • Develop operational runbooks, SOPs, and support model documentation
  • Conduct knowledge transfer sessions for engineering and operations teams
  • Support hypercare and transition to internal support teams
• Governance and Leadership
  • Lead architecture review sessions with enterprise architecture and cybersecurity teams
  • Prepare approval artifacts and address design feedback
  • Drive delivery as an enterprise-grade reusable service, not a one-off implementation
  • Provide strong technical leadership, documentation discipline, and stakeholder communication throughout the engagement

• 10+ years of experience in network architecture, application delivery, or cloud networking
• Deep hands-on experience with F5 Distributed Cloud Services
• Strong experience with AWS networking and multi-region architecture
• Experience designing global load balancing and local load balancing solutions
• Strong understanding of API traffic management and per-application/per-API routing models
• Experience supporting active/active and active/passive failover architectures
• Expertise in health monitoring, automated failover, and resilient application delivery patterns
• Strong experience with TLS, mTLS, WAF, and security policy continuity
• Hands-on experience with Terraform and reusable Infrastructure as Code design
• Experience integrating enterprise platforms with logging, monitoring, and ITSM tools
• Strong documentation skills, including architecture, design, test, and operational artifacts
• Ability to work across technical and business teams in a consulting-style delivery role

• Experience with MuleSoft, especially MuleSoft APIs and Private Spaces
• Experience with F5 Distributed Cloud in hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise environments
• Familiarity with CloudFront, API Gateway, Splunk, CloudWatch, and ServiceNow
• Experience with Azure AD and CyberArk integration patterns
• Prior experience supporting architecture review boards, cybersecurity review processes, and enterprise governance
• Experience delivering reusable shared services in large enterprise environments

• F5 Distributed Cloud Services
• AWS networking and multi-region design
• Global load balancing and DNS-based traffic management
• API-level routing and traffic steering
• MuleSoft integration architecture
• Health checks and failover design
• WAF, TLS, mTLS, and security controls
• Terraform/IaC
• CloudWatch, Splunk, and monitoring integration
• ServiceNow CMDB, alerting, and service catalog integration
• Enterprise architecture and cybersecurity governance

• Requirements validation documentation
• Current-state assessment
• Use-case definitions for MuleSoft API routing
• High-Level Design and Low-Level Design
• Reference architecture for reuse
• Security and compliance design artifacts
• Terraform module design and code structure
• Architecture review materials and approvals
• Implementation plan and runbook
• Production-ready configuration documentation
• Test plans and test results
• Operational runbooks and KT materials
• Production deployment and handoff documentation

• Routes each MuleSoft API call to the correct healthy and eligible instance or region based on per-API routing rules
• Automatically fails over across regions without manual intervention
• Maintains compatibility with the current MuleSoft operating model
• Preserves existing security and policy controls
• Provides Real Time visibility into API health and traffic flows
• Supports future onboarding of additional APIs and platforms through a reusable design model

The ideal candidate is a senior architect who combines:

• Strong F5 and cloud networking expertise
• Deep experience with secure API traffic management
• Practical AWS and Terraform delivery skills
• The ability to lead an enterprise architecture engagement from discovery through production handoff

Note: This listing previously included promotional/branding lines and platform credits that have been removed to focus on the job responsibilities and qualifications.