Network Systems Specialist II

Summary

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a leading organization focused on advancing cancer treatment, research, and education. The Network Systems Specialist II will serve as the primary expert for the F5 platform, ensuring the security and performance of public-facing applications while collaborating across teams to enhance cybersecurity and application delivery.

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Skills

• Master's degree and the equivalent of four (4) years of full-time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of four (4) years of full-time experience as a Network Systems Specialist I at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of six (6) years of full-time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Associates degree and the equivalent of eight (8) years of full‐time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• High School Diploma or High School equivalency Diploma and the equivalent of ten (10) years of full‐time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices
• F5 BIG-IP LTM
• F5 Advanced WAF (ASM)
• F5 DNS/GTM
• Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
• Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
• Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
• GlobalProtect VPN
• SSL/TLS Certificate Management
• Reverse Proxy Technologies
• Internet Edge Security
• DMZ Architecture
• OWASP Top 10
• Secure Application Publishing
• Zero Trust Architecture
• API Security
• Healthcare or highly regulated environments
• Enterprise networking and cybersecurity best practices

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Master's degree and the equivalent of four (4) years of full-time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of four (4) years of full-time experience as a Network Systems Specialist I at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
• Bachelor's degree and the equivalent of six (6) years of full-time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Associates degree and the equivalent of eight (8) years of full‐time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• High School Diploma or High School equivalency Diploma and the equivalent of ten (10) years of full‐time experience in computer system hardware, operating systems and software, enterprise networking or computer systems security as it relates to technology used at the organization
• Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices

Nice to Haves

• F5 BIG-IP LTM
• F5 Advanced WAF (ASM)
• F5 DNS/GTM
• Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)
• Web Application Firewalls (WAF)
• Palo Alto Networks Firewalls
• GlobalProtect VPN
• SSL/TLS Certificate Management
• Reverse Proxy Technologies
• Internet Edge Security
• DMZ Architecture
• OWASP Top 10
• Secure Application Publishing
• Zero Trust Architecture
• API Security
• Healthcare or highly regulated environments
• Enterprise networking and cybersecurity best practices

Benefits

• This can include a full comprehensive benefits package
• Comprehensive health, retirement, and wellness benefits for eligible employees
• Professional growth and development opportunities within one of Western New York's leading employers