Lead Product Engineer Load Balancing and DDI page is loaded Lead Product Engineer Load Balancing and DDI Apply remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-15956446 Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. Job SummaryThe main purpose of this position is to plan, design, deploy, manage, and support Load Balancer and Infoblox estate within Absa.Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.Job DescriptionThe successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:Define own work plan and deliverables with guidance from the Team Leader: Networks and prioritize delivery of own outputs against the agreed work plan.Design, test and implement scalable, redundant, and secure network infrastructure solutions and related technologies according to business requirements in alignment with industry best practices and standards, with a high level of focus on AVI Network (VMWare NXI Advanced Load Balancer), Forti Load Balancer and Infoblox infrastructure.Provide escalation support on the deployed network infrastructure.Provide technical network expertise as part of ICT infrastructure projects and participate in other departmental/divisional projects to contribute towards business objectives.Identify and implement opportunities for integration, consolidation, and enhancements to ensure cost-effective and optimal use of network resources and technology.Create and maintain technical network topology diagrams and provide structured documentation and procedures to the Production Support Section on solution handover, where relevant.Keep abreast of new and changing network architectures and technologies and liaise with vendors for purposes of product and technology review, coordinating vendor presentations where relevant.Provide input into the development of network-related policies and standards in accordance with corporate governance standardsDevelop and enhance disaster/business continuity procedures on deployed network infrastructure solutions and assist in exercising those procedures.Job Requirements To be considered for this position, candidates must have:Minimum of 8 Years' Relevant Working ExperienceLoad balancing technology qualifications and experienceProfessional Load Balancer CertificationNetwork Certification: i.e.: N+, Cisco CCNA or CCNP Cloud Experience: AWS, AzureDDI Experience JavaScript, Python or other Scripting Language  AdvantageousInfoblox AdministratorNSX ALB (Avi) Load Balancer Experience  Education Bachelor's Degree: Information TechnologyAbsa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised Similar Jobs (2) Specialist Product Engineer Load Balancing and DDI remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday Lead Platforms - Load Balancing & DDI remote type Hybrid locations Randburg time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday We are a diversified standalone African financial services group, delivering an integrated set of products and services across personal and business banking, corporate and investment banking, wealth, investment management and insurance.Absa Group Limited is listed on the JSE and is one of Africa’s largest diversified financial services groups with a presence in 12 countries across the continent and around 41 000 employees.We own majority stakes in banks in Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, the Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania (ABSA Bank in Tanzania and National Bank of Commerce), Uganda and Zambia. We also have representative offices in Namibia and Nigeria, as well as insurance operations in Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.#J-18808-Ljbffr