Senior Designer Jobs in Seattle, WA

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The Boeing Company is looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Senior Network Designer to join the team in Seattle, WA; North Charleston, SC; Everett, WA; Long Beach, CA; Huntington Beach, CA; Seal Beach, CA; Berkeley, MO; Hazelwood, MO; or Ridley Park, PA.

This role focuses on the architecture, implementation, and optimization of enterprise load balancing and application delivery solutions that support critical business and manufacturing applications. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience with application delivery controllers (ADCs), traffic management technologies, and network infrastructure, with deep expertise in F5 platforms and solutions.

The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in enterprise load balancing and application delivery with strong architectural, troubleshooting, and automation capabilities. While experience with multiple ADC platforms is valued, significant hands-on experience with F5 technologies remains highly desirable. The candidate should be comfortable leading strategic initiatives, driving technology modernization efforts, and partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable enterprise solutions.

Position Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, configure, and maintain enterprise load balancing and application delivery solutions
• Lead the architecture and deployment of highly available, scalable, and resilient application delivery infrastructures
• Provide advanced engineering expertise for F5 BIG-IP technologies, including Local Traffic Manager (LTM), DNS/GTM, SSL/TLS services, and application security capabilities
• Design and implement local and global load balancing strategies to optimize application performance and availability
• Develop and maintain traffic management policies, health monitoring solutions, and application delivery standards
• Integrate load balancing and application delivery technologies into cloud, hybrid, and traditional data center environments
• Collaborate with network, cloud, security, application, and infrastructure teams to align technical solutions with business objectives
• Leverage automation technologies, APIs, scripting, and infrastructure automation frameworks to improve operational efficiency
• Monitor platform health, capacity, availability, performance, and security to ensure reliable service delivery
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex application delivery and traffic management issues
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration standards, and capacity planning artifacts
• Provide mentorship, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer to engineering and operations teams
• Support incident management, root cause analysis, and continual service improvement initiatives
• Research and evaluate emerging application delivery and load balancing technologies to support future business needs

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• 10+ years of experience with network design, architecture, protocols, security, and/or operations for effective network management and implementation
• 5+ years of with F5 technologies including BIG-IP modules such as LTM, GTM/DNS

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Strong understanding of Layer 4 through Layer 7 networking principles and traffic management concepts.
• Experience with HTTP, HTTPS, SSL/TLS encryption, DNS, TCP/IP, routing, switching, and Quality of Service (QoS).
• Experience configuring and administering health monitoring, traffic optimization, and application availability services.
• Experience with network monitoring, troubleshooting, and diagnostic tools.
• Ability to analyze and resolve complex technical issues within enterprise environments.
• Advanced expertise with F5 BIG-IP technologies, including LTM, DNS/GTM, VELOS, VIPRION, and distributed application delivery solutions.
• Experience with modern load balancing platforms such as F5, VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (AVI), A10 Networks, Citrix ADC, or comparable technologies.
• F5 certifications such as F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS), F5 Certified Administrator, or F5 Certified Solutions Expert (CSE).
• Experience with cloud-based application delivery and load balancing solutions across AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud environments.
• Experience with Web Application Firewall (WAF) technologies and application security best practices.
• Experience developing automation solutions using Python, Ansible, APIs, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), or similar technologies.
• Experience with monitoring and observability platforms such as Splunk, SolarWinds, or related tools.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading technical projects and cross-functional engineering initiatives.
• Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM), Incident Management, Problem Management, and ServiceNow.

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $148,750 – $215,050

Applications for this position will be accepted until Nov. 13, 2026

Export Control Requirements:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Export Control Details:

US based job, US Person required

Relocation

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Visa Sponsorship

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Shift

This position is for 1st shift

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Boeing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Your Benefits

No matter where you are in life, our benefits help prepare you for the present and the future.

• Generous company match to your 401(k).
• Industry-leading tuition assistance program pays your institution directly.
• Fertility, adoption, and surrogacy benefits.
• Up to $10,000 gift match when you support your favorite nonprofit organizations.

These programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other conditions, which may differ for employees of certain subsidiaries or business units, or union-represented employees depending on bargaining agreement terms. If this information conflicts with the program documents, the latter shall control. This material is informational only.