Network Systems Specialist II

Title:

Network Systems Specialist II

Job Type:

Regular

Company:

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Department:

Information Technology

Time Type:

Full time

Weekly Hours:

40

FTE:

1

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Summary:

About the Role:
At Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, technology plays a critical role in supporting patient care, research, and innovation. As an F5 Application Delivery & Web Application Security Engineer, you'll help protect and optimize the systems that connect patients, clinicians, researchers, and employees to the applications they rely on every day.

In this highly visible role, you will serve as the primary expert for Roswell Park’s F5 platform, ensuring our public-facing applications remain secure, available, and performing at their best. You will work at the intersection of infrastructure, cybersecurity, and application delivery, helping defend against evolving cyber threats while enabling secure access to critical services.

This position is ideal for a technology professional who enjoys solving complex challenges, enhancing security, and collaborating across teams to make a meaningful impact.

The starting annual salary for this position is $101,410 and this can include a full comprehensive benefits package.


What You'll Do:
As a key member of our Infrastructure Engineering team, you will:

Application Delivery & Load Balancing
Design, administer, and support Roswell Park’s enterprise F5 BIG-IP environment
Configure and maintain load balancing, traffic management, DNS services, SSL/TLS encryption, reverse proxy services, and high-availability solutions
Build and support virtual servers, pools, health monitors, profiles, and traffic management policies
Develop and maintain automation workflows and F5 configurations
Manage software upgrades, platform migrations, hardware refreshes, and lifecycle planning
Oversee SSL certificate management and secure application publishing
Web Application Security
Design, implement, and optimize F5 Advanced Web Application Firewall (WAF) protections for internet-facing applications
Monitor and respond to web application security events and emerging threats
Tune security policies to balance strong protection with application performance and availability
Partner with application teams to securely onboard new applications and services
Help protect systems against common web-based attacks and vulnerabilities
Support security assessments, remediation efforts, and compliance activities
Implement advanced security controls such as bot protection, rate limiting, geolocation filtering, and threat intelligence services
Perimeter & Network Security
Collaborate with Cybersecurity and Infrastructure teams to strengthen Roswell Park's internet-facing security posture
Support firewall, network segmentation, and secure access initiatives
Participate in Zero Trust and modern security architecture projects
Assist with vulnerability remediation and security hardening efforts
Analyze network and application traffic to troubleshoot performance and connectivity issues
Operational Excellence
Monitor the health, performance, and security of critical infrastructure
Troubleshoot complex application delivery and network issues
Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and implementation plans
Participate in scheduled maintenance activities and on-call support for critical systems


What You'll Bring:
You may be a great fit for this role if you:
Have hands-on experience supporting F5 BIG-IP technologies, including load balancing and web application security
Enjoy securing applications and solving complex infrastructure challenges
Understand networking fundamentals such as TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, VLANs, NAT, and high-availability design
Have experience working with web application firewalls, perimeter security technologies, or enterprise firewalls
Can analyze application and network traffic to identify and resolve issues
Communicate effectively and enjoy partnering with technical and non-technical teams
Take a proactive approach to improving security, reliability, and system performance
Thrive in environments where security, collaboration, and continuous improvement are priorities


Why You'll Love Working Here:
At Roswell Park, every role contributes to something bigger: helping advance the fight against cancer. Whether you're supporting researchers, clinicians, patients, or fellow employees, your work makes a real difference every day.

When you join Roswell Park, you'll become part of a nationally recognized organization that combines leading-edge technolog