Our client, a large professional services firm, is looking to hire a Principal Netscaler Engineer for a 230-hour remote project. The project is scoped and includes a configuration plan. The consultant will need to confirm LOE and ensure they are comfortable completing the project in the given timeline. The consultant will be supporting a project for a healthcare customer, in which a great deal of the work must be done during non-business hours. Cutover is Monday-Thursday nightly over an 8-week period.
The consultant will perform an assessment of current NetScaler configuration, as well as document existing configuration, to include, network interfaces, LACP, channels, NSIPs, SNIPs, VLANs, and default gateway, routing, PBR. The consultant must confirm upstream switch ports configured for LACP/VLAN tagging and design 4 additional interfaces to be used, bind interface, VLAN, Bond/Channel, and SNIP. The Engineer will also review and validate new VIPs and design new server records, service groups, monitors, VIPs to support new IP VIP configurations.
The consultant will then be responsible for the configuration on the Netscaler appliances, adding interfaces to support additional VLANs. The consultant will configure VLAN, Bond/Channel, SNIP, PBR if needed and validate connectivity (interfaces UP). The consultant will build new server records, service groups, monitors, VIPS to support new IP VIP configurations during business hours and work with the client team to implement and validate any required firewall changes.
The consultant will also prepare a testing and validation plan. The client will provide VMs or applications servers for testing and operational validation. The application VMs and VIPs/SNIPS will be activated for the new network IP addresses. The engineer will work to verify VIPs being tested and validated are up and functional and also test application access to each relevant app server set up for testing. From there, the consultant will document all tests and acquire sign off from the client.
Required Skills:
- Must have design and architecture skills for Netscaler configuration
- Strong consultative skills to perform an assessment of current Netscaler configuration
- Ability to properly document existing configuration, to include, network interfaces, LACP, channels, NSIPs, SNIPs, VLANs, and default gateway, routing, PBR
- Experience creating testing and validation plan
- Strong communication skills
- Must be able to work after hours for cut-over schedules
We offer excellent benefits and compensation packages.
The expected hourly rate range for this role is $63 – $97.50 per hour
The posted range is an estimate, the actual compensation offer will be based on the candidate’s experience, skills, qualifications and will be in line with internal equity.