Principal Infrastructure Specialist

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 safe, 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.

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Required Qualifications

Primary Skills (must have)

Secondary Skills (desired)