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Network Load Balancing Engineer

Contract with option to extend or go permanent

Austin, TX (onsite)

We are looking for a Senior Principal Engineer / Network Load Balancing Engineer to join a high‑impact engineering team based in Round Rock, TX. This person will architect, build, and optimize global load‑balancing solutions that support mission‑critical applications used across distributed engineering environments. The role focuses on ensuring high availability, global traffic distribution, multi‑site resiliency, and peak performance across a large‑scale enterprise environment.

What You’ll Do

• Architect, configure, and operate global load‑balancing platforms (F5 BIG‑IP LTM/GTM, GSLB, HAProxy, NGINX, and other ADC technologies).
• Design and implement high‑availability and failover strategies across multiple global sites.
• Develop and refine traffic‑routing logic including iRules, DNS/GSLB policies, health checks, SSL termination, header manipulation, and L4/L7 flow engineering.
• Monitor, analyze, and optimize performance using enterprise observability tools.
• Partner closely with application owners, engineering teams, security groups, and architects.
• Lead troubleshooting for traffic‑flow issues, failover anomalies, latency, and performance events.
• Create and maintain runbooks, operational documentation, and incident‑response procedures.
• Lead incident response and performance tuning efforts.
• Test and qualify load balancers within business‑continuity environments and build test beds as needed.

What We’re Looking For (Essential Requirements)

• 13+ years of hands‑on load‑balancing experience supporting high‑traffic enterprise environments.
• Expert‑level knowledge of F5 BIG‑IP (LTM, GTM/GSLB), iRules, TCP/IP, DNS, SSL, and application‑traffic management.
• Strong understanding of high‑availability architectures, failover mechanisms, and routing protocols.
• Experience working in multi‑site global environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation abilities.
• Load Balancers: F5 BIG‑IP, HAProxy, NGINX, NetScaler.
• Traffic Engineering: iRules, DNS/GSLB, SSL offloading, health checks, L4/L7 routing.
• Network Core: TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, network‑security fundamentals.
• HA & Resiliency: failover automation, multi‑site redundancy, DR strategies.
• Monitoring Tools: SolarWinds, ThousandEyes, Splunk.
• Experience using design tools such as Miro or Visio.

Nice to Have

• Background supporting large distributed systems or regulated enterprise environments.
• Familiarity with Citrix ADC, NetScaler, Cisco ACE, or hybrid‑cloud load‑balancing solutions.
• Relevant certifications (F5 CTS/CCE, CCNP, CCIE, etc.).
• Experience with enterprise‑scale monitoring platforms.
• Knowledge of business‑continuity strategies and approaches to high availability.

Why This Role Matters

This engineer ensures that globally distributed teams have access to reliable, fast, and highly available applications. Your work directly impacts uptime, resiliency, and productivity across the organization.

Hi

Rameez here from Beaconfire. I hope you're doing well! We’re currently hiring for an exciting MERN/MEAN Developer role, and I wanted to reach out to see if you or someone in your network might be interested. This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-impact projects using modern technologies in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

About the Company

BeaconFire is based in Central NJ, specializing in Software Development, Web Development, and Business Intelligence; looking for candidates with a strong background in Software Engineering or Computer Science for a Python/Node Developer position.

About the Role

The role involves developing websites and writing scalable, secure, maintainable code while collaborating with team members to achieve project goals.

Responsibilities

• Develop websites using HTML, CSS, Node.js, React.js, and Angular2+, among other tools;
• Write scalable, secure, maintainable code that powers our clients’ platforms;
• Create, deploy, and maintain automated system tests;
• Work with Testers to understand defects opened and resolves them in a timely manner;
• Supports continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review;
• Collaborate effectively with other team members to accomplish shared user story and sprint goals;
• Invest time in constant professional development to stay up to date with new technological development and programming languages;
• Discover and fix programming bugs;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proficient understanding of HTML and CSS;
• Experience in programming language JavaScript or similar (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, C#, etc.) and understanding of the software development life cycle;
• Basic knowledge of code versioning (e.g. Git, SVN);
• A passion for coding pixel perfect web pages;
• Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Required Skills

• Proficient understanding of HTML and CSS;
• Experience in programming language JavaScript or similar (e.g. Java, Python, C, C++, C#, etc.) and understanding of the software development life cycle;
• A passion for coding pixel perfect web pages;
• Good verbal communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred Skills

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields;
• 0-1 year of practical experience in JavaScript coding;
• Familiarity with at least one JavaScript framework (Angular2+, React.js, Express.js);
• Experience with unit and integration testing of code, with an understanding of JavaScript testing frameworks like Jasmine, Cucumber, Mocha, and Karma;
• Experience providing REST/SOAP APIs for user interface consumption;
• Experience working within an Agile development methodology Scrum.

A leading food service equipment manufacturer is seeking a 2nd Shift Production Manager to lead and optimize 2nd shift production operations. The ideal candidate is a hands-on manufacturing leader with strong supervisory experience and deep knowledge of shop-floor processes. Working collaboratively, the new leader will deliver production targets by managing personnel, improving processes, and maintaining safety and quality standards while ensuring operational continuity across shifts.

• Salary + Additional Benefits:$85,000-$100,000 + Performance Bonus
• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• PTO
• Sick Time

Location: Garland, TX 75041

Type of Position: Direct Hire

Hours: Mon-Thurs 3:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Responsibilities:

• Supervise all shop floor manufacturing operations for building stainless steel equipment.
• Manage key performance indicators (KPIs) such as production volume, quality, cost, and safety.
• Meet all established production schedules and maintain supervision of all production personnel activities.
• Maintain clear and detailed communication with the 1 st Shift Manager and Director of Manufacturing to ensure seamless operational transitions between shifts.
• Collaborate with the Director of Manufacturing on employee issues and concerns.
• Train, evaluate, develop, discipline, and communicate continuously with shop workers.
• Manage material shortages, ensure appropriate raw material inventory levels are maintained, and confirm all production paperwork is completed on time and accurately.
• Foster a safe work environment by promoting, supporting, and enforcing safe work practices.
• Address facilities and maintenance issues for all shop equipment.
• Lead and/or participate in department improvement initiatives.
• Maintain shop schedules, track labor hours, and manage procurement needs.
• Communicate through Director of Manufacturing all engineering changes required / corrections needed.

Requirements:

• Five (5) or more years of experience supervising and leading a team of 20 - 40 employees in a manufacturing environment
• Prior hands-on experience fabricating and building sheet metal assemblies is essential
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills, with the ability to plan, lay out, fabricate, and assemble sheet metal assemblies using personnel, hand tools, power tools, and machines
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, and product specifications to determine the sequence and methods of fabrication and assembly
• A solid understanding of material gauges and sheet metal types (e.g., galvanized, stainless steel, aluminum, plastic, and glass) according to product specifications
• A complete understanding of CNC fabricating machines such as lasers, brake presses, tubing cutter, specialty saws and routers
• Skillful in problem-solving part inconsistencies by inspecting components and assemblies using drawings and measuring tools
• Computer proficiency is required, as this role entails daily use of programs including MRP, Excel and Google Docs
• Complete knowledge of manufacturing processes and requirements, with a clear ability to evaluate each function
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking is a plus

Due to the high volume of applications we typically receive, we regret that we are not able to personally respond to all applications. However, if you are invited to take the next step in the process, you will typically be contacted within one week of submitting your application.

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• RFP development and budgeting
  
• Pre-bid oversight and coordination
  
• Managing all design phases and documents
  
• Conduct project meetings, publish, and distribute minutes, develop milestones, and maintain monthly reports
  
• Manage day-to-day office and field operations.
  
• Review the plans and specifications for constructability and construction schedules. Advise the project team of any issues or deficiencies.
  
• Prepare, manage, and update the detailed project schedule with sequence and activity duration including procurement items.
  
• Customer engagement for sales and fulfillment of requirements
  
• Coordination and supervision of design-build contractors
  
• Coordination with internal stakeholders and subject matter experts
  
• Oversight of physical construction activities
  
• Participation in commissioning
  
• The management of close out and hand-off of physical data center and project documents to customer
  
• Collaborate with the design team, operators, and clients
  
• Submit monthly project financial reporting, including forecasting, cash-flow, etc.
  
• Review monthly contractor billing and perform job walks to substantiate progress
  
• Keeps all relative parties informed of progress throughout the life of the project
  
• Develop, manage, maintain, and assist with contract negotiation of new and existing vendors
  
• Oversee RFI and Submittal Review Process
  
• Manage the Change Order Process with Owner and Subcontractors
  
• Manage input and delivery of work products from internal team members to ensure that new data center spaces comply with the project requirements, customer requirements, all engineering standards, applicable codes, and specifications.
  
• Understand project budget/estimate and budget set-up
  
• Develop and understand trade contractor and supplier contract scopes, with a constant focus on procurement and lead-time of materials to maintain schedule
  
• Develop, document, and drive lessons learned, process improvements, cost, and schedule savings initiatives throughout the project lifecycle.
  
• Work closely with the proposal team to coordinate design criteria with budgetary issues and ongoing maintenance and operation of existing facilities.
  
• Awareness of the importance of mission-critical facility operation
  
• Safety standards knowledge and enforcement. (OSHA 30 Hour preferred)
  
• *Schedule shifts may incl nights/weekends as per bell curve requirements
  
• Additional duties may be assigned as project needs adjust at Management's discretion
  
• Must be a US Citizen
  

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• Bachelor of Science in Construction Management, or a similar field, or equivalent experience
  
• Construction/Engineering/Architectural degree a plus
  
• 10+ years of experience in managing construction projects required
  
• Datacenter experience is preferred
  
• Experience in CSA (civil, structural, architectural) and MEP (mechanical, electrical, plumbing) construction management is a requirement
  

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• Competency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Teams
  
• Proficient in PROCORE
  

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• No certificates or licenses required
  

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• Supervise one or more Superintendent or Project Coordinator or Assistant PM or Project Manager or combination of various roles
  

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• Occasionally lift and/or move 10 to 50 pounds. Frequently required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust and focus.
  

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• Evaluates and improves upon existing manufacturing processes. Assists supervisors and production team members in resolving manufacturing process problems.
  
• Produce and maintain support documentation to control processes and costs while maintaining quality. Includes: Manufacturing processes, time studies, CNC programming, tooling, tool design, machinery or related equipment as needed.
  
• Plans and implements process engineering activities for new product development and current product support. Facilitates smooth transition of projects from Engineering to Manufacturing, including analyzing and planning workflow, space requirements, equipment layout, work instructions and preventative maintenance procedures.
  
• Justify new or replacement tooling, machines and equipment. Prepare capital authorization requests and manage installation and start-up.
  
• Act as the first point of contact for shop floor manufacturing issues.
  
• Act as training person for specialized processes and machine operators.
  
• Assist and support in environmental, health and safety programs and requirements.
  
• Assist and support plant and facility maintenance.
  
• Provide Make vs. Buy analysis and standard cost estimates.
  
• Create and maintain routings.
  
• Create and maintain shop floor work instructions.
  
• Create rework orders for the shop floor.
  
• Proficient at utilizing the latest SolidWorks 3D solid modeling software for fixture and tooling design.
  
• Proficient at utilizing the latest Mastercam CAM software for CNC program creation and verification.
  
• Proficient at reading and interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
  

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• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in manufacturing engineering, mechanical engineering, or industrial engineering.
  
• 5 years' experience in specifying manufacturing processes, machining equipment and tooling, and CNC programming experience.
  

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• Must be able to communicate and work effectively with vendors and team members at all levels.
  
• Hands-on machining experience is a plus.
  

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• Physical demands are typical of an office position including extended periods of sitting, extensive use of a personal computer and telephone.
  
• Position requires movement around the facilities.
  
• Factory floor support is imperative.
  
• Occasional handling of material and components.
  
• The physical requirements of the job are related to some testing in the engineering lab, field service activities that can be part of the job assignments or handling component parts in the plant during a quality inspection.
  

AGE Solutions is seeking an Audio-Visual Command Meeting (AVCM) Engineer. In this role, you will travel within their assigned zone to support Senior Executive Services (SES) and Military Officer conference and meeting spaces. This role provides installation, troubleshooting, and sustainment support for enterprise audio-visual systems and will augment support to other zones as required. The ideal candidate is a hands-on AV professional with strong technical expertise, the ability to lead AV efforts on-site, and experience working in classified environments.

This position is based out of Fort Sam Houston, TX with regional CONUS travel.

Key Responsibilities:

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• Travel within assigned zone and provide augmentation support to other zones as needed
  
• Support SES and Military Officer conference and meeting spaces
  
• Install, pull, terminate, label, and test all AV-related cables, connectors, and interfaces
  
• Install projection screens, plasma/LED displays, speakers, and related AV hardware
  
• Perform installation of AV systems at client sites, including full room deployments
  
• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings, and technical documentation
  
• Wire and build AV racks to standard and customer specifications
  
• Serve as the Lead Audio Visual Engineer on projects and customer engagements
  
• Manage AV projects across various models and makes of equipment
  
• Conduct testing, analysis, troubleshooting, and corrective actions on systems, networks, hardware, and software
  
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of AV wiring standards and connector types across AV cable types
  
• Support internet-based video solutions including switchers, codecs, interfaces, and room design solutions
  
• Access classified areas to support Enterprise JWICS installation and troubleshooting of system hardware (user account not required)
  

Required Qualifications:

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• Five (5) years of relevant experience with AV engineering
  
• Have an active DoD Secret clearance at a minimum
  
• Have one (1) of the following certifications:
  
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  • AMX Technician (Networked AV) Certification, or
    
  • Crestron CTI Technician Track Certification, or
    
  • AVIXA CTS Certification
    
  
  
  
• Ability to support mission-critical AV/VTC systems under pressure
  
• Demonstrated experience working with:
  
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  • Crestron
    
  • Cisco
    
  • Biamp / AMX
    
  • Extron
    
  
  
  
• Willingness to travel throughout the zone as required
  
• Strong troubleshooting skills to quickly diagnose and restore AV/VTC services
  
• Ability to follow escalation procedures and provide status updates and corrective action plans to leadership/PMO
  
• Experience using a ticketing system (e.g., ServiceNow) to document troubleshooting, actions taken, and resolution details
  
• Ability to provide routine ticket updates until closure and document root cause and resolution steps
  
• Ability to provide daily operational status reporting for non-operational rooms, including estimated restoration timelines
  
• Location: This position is onsite at our customer's location in Fort Sam Houston, TX and requires up to 50% travel (CONUS).
  

Compensation: $70,000+

At AGE Solutions, we reward performance, invest in growth, and share success. Our benefits support the whole person, professionally, financially, and personally.

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• 26 Days Paid Leave: Includes vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays. You choose how to use it.
  
• Performance Bonuses: Performance bonuses are awarded based on individual contributions and company-wide results, aligning recognition with impact.
  
• 401(k) with Match: We match 3% of your contributions with immediate vesting.
  
• Financial Protection: Company-paid life insurance up to $300K and options for additional coverage for you and your dependents.
  
• Health Benefits: Multiple medical plans, dental, vision, FSA and HSA options to fit your needs.
  
• Parental Leave: 15 days of fully paid leave for new parents, because family matters.
  
• Military Differential Pay: We bridge the gap for employees on active duty, so they don't take a financial hit while serving.
  
• Professional Growth: Paid training and certifications, tuition reimbursement, and the tools and tech to get the job done right.
  
• Shared Success: In the event of a company sale, our CEO has committed to returning 80% of net proceeds to employees. This ensures our team shares in the long term value they help create.
  

At AGE, you'll do work that matters, supported by a company that delivers for its people.

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• Manage the quality department, directing the work of quality technicians to satisfy the quality requirements for the current business and future business improvement.
  
• Develop and execute annual quality goals and objectives that align with overall company goals and long-range strategy plans.
  
• Assure that the Quality System is active and the ISO 9001 registration is maintained with minimal audit findings. This includes the many aspects including management reviews, internal audits, risk assessment and those outlined below.
  
• Provide technical support to manufacturing through the Quality Team.
  
• Participate in any new product introduction or product change projects, assuring that all requisite quality characteristics and requirements are met.
  
• Maintain accurate calibration of all measuring instruments and any tools that require such calibration.
  
• Actively direct the corrective action system for customer complaints/returns, internal processes as well as purchased product and material.
  
• Work with Mfg. Engineering and Maintenance; develop and guide documented evidence of machine and process capability.
  
• Develop training and education for the business in key aspects of quality, including the quality department and new hires.
  
• Lead Receiving Inspection and assist in driving the Supplier Quality Program to improve overall Supplier performance.
  
• Provide management with measurements of our product, process and customer/supplier quality and recommendations for both remedial as well as preventive measures to be taken with alternatives, costs, resources, timing and risk and benefit analysis.
  
• As part of business planning, lead the development of quality plans and improvement plans that have a positive impact on the overall cost of quality.
  
• Manage resources, including budgets, expense recommendations and capital appropriations to ensure effectiveness of the quality system and improve overall gross margins.
  

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• A bachelor's degree in quality or an engineering discipline.
  
• 10 years of pertinent experience in a manufacturing-based business.
  

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• Knowledge of quality methods, tools and instruments.
  
• Strong background with ISO 9000 quality system requirements.
  
• Strong problem solving skills.
  
• Ability to develop and implement training for part measurement/inspection, quality systems and TQM methods.
  
• Excellent communication skills.
  
• Computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point at a minimum.
  
• General knowledge of safety and environmental requirements in a manufacturing environment.
  

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• Physical demands are typical of an office position including extended periods of sitting, extensive use of a personal computer and telephone.
  
• Position requires movement around the facilities.
  
• Occasional handling of material and components
  

Business Area:

Seniority Level:

Job Description:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world's largest enterprises.

The Data Platform Pillar is the bedrock of Cloudera's technology, where we design and build the core components that let our customers store, manage, and process data with unmatched scalability, security, and performance.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Airflow, you will be a key technical leader, responsible for the architecture, technical vision, and strategic evolution of the Apache Airflow-based workflow orchestration platform within the company's data ecosystem. You will be expected to solve the most complex, ambiguous, and high-impact technical problems that span multiple teams or organizational boundaries.

As a Staff Software Engineer you will:

• Technical & Architectural Leadership: Drive the multi-quarter technical roadmap and architecture for the Airflow platform, ensuring it is secure, highly scalable, reliable, and cost-efficient for enterprise-grade workloads.

• Complex Problem Solving: Design and implement solutions for the most challenging technical issues, such as extreme scale, multi-tenancy isolation, complex scheduling, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployment models.

• Cross-Functional Impact: Collaborate closely with product management, principal engineers, and other platform teams (e.g., Spark, Kubernetes) to define and deliver core orchestration capabilities that influence the entire data platform.

• Engineering Excellence: Define and champion best practices, performance optimization, and quality standards (observability, testing, and fault tolerance) for the Airflow service and its integrations.

• Mentorship: Mentor senior and junior engineers on complex technical design, best practices, and execution, elevating the overall technical capacity of the team and organization.

• Open Source: Maintain significant contributions and influence within the Apache Airflow open-source community, aligning the project's roadmap with product strategy.

We are excited if you have (Required Qualifications):

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and 6+ years of experience

• Deep Airflow Expertise: Deep, hands-on knowledge of Apache Airflow internals (scheduler, executor, serialization, REST APIs) and complex DAG authoring/optimization.

• Programming: Mastery in Python, some Java experience and extensive experience with core data platform technologies and cloud-native deployments (e.g., Kubernetes, Cloud Composer, AWS/GCP/Azure).

• Systems Thinking: Demonstrated ability to drive design and architectural decisions with a focus on non-functional requirements (security, performance, high availability, fault tolerance).

• Leadership: Proven ability to lead and drive technical projects across multiple teams without direct reporting authority.

You may also have:

• Experience defining the architecture for multi-tenant, service-oriented data platforms.

• Significant contributions to Apache Airflow or related open-source projects.

• Background in performance tuning and profiling large-scale Python and distributed applications.

• Familiarity with data governance and security frameworks (e.g., Ranger, Kerberos) and their integration with workflow orchestration.

Why this role matters:

You will tackle complex distributed systems challenges, crafting the foundational software for the control and data planes that powers CDP and keeps it running at massive scale. Working at the forefront of hybrid and multi-cloud technology, you will empower data scientists, engineers, and analysts with the tools and infrastructure they need for advanced analytics and modeling.

Collaboration is key, you will work alongside brilliant minds across product, data science, and engineering to drive innovation, standardize best practices, and shape the future of enterprise AI and data platforms. This is your chance to build the future of data and see your work make a global impact.

This role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

What you can expect from us:

• Generous PTO Policy

• Support work life balance with Unplugged Days

• Flexible WFH Policy

• Mental & Physical Wellness programs

• Phone and Internet Reimbursement program

• Access to Continued Career Development

• Comprehensive Benefits and Competitive Packages

• Paid Volunteer Time

• Employee Resource Groups

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