The Load Balancer Engineer job description is not something
you hear very often, but a system like Cisco or Juniper that will have its most
sensitive information held on their servers is one of the many functions of this
role. A system administrator's job description, for example, is very different
from the Load Balancer Engineer's job description. The function may not be as
complicated as it sounds.
Every systems administrator will use some sort of server to
store critical data. Whether it's on a computer to a phone, or a server, every
organization that has a computer is using one. There's no doubt that there will
be a system administrator on the server in case of an emergency. A load
balancer, however, is not a computer.
Let's say the CEO of a company hires a Load Balancer
Engineer to increase his company's security. When the engineer is hired, he
will provide the CEO with a list of servers that will be affected by the
change. He will also tell the CEO how many unique IP addresses will be
affected.
The CEO has no idea how many servers will be affected when
he asks the system administrator to increase security. After doing so, the CEO
will not know what all happened. Since the system administrator didn't tell him
anything about all the servers being affected, he will assume that all the
servers were working fine and that all the traffic was going through fine.
Now, let's say that the system administrator is no longer
employed by the company. This means that no one knows where the servers are
located. Because of the new security, the CEO will not be able to communicate
with the servers and he will assume that everything is still operating
normally.
Because of all the new security restrictions, the system
administrator will know when the servers start to experience performance
issues. Once he starts to notice that problems are occurring, he will be able
to tell the CEO what happened so that the problem can be fixed immediately.
However, if the Load Balancer Engineer didn't tell the CEO
anything about the increased security, the CEO will simply think that the
problems are related to the system being under maintenance. All of the
employees will be running the same version of the system, so nothing will be
able to be done until they update the system and then the problems will go
away.
At that point, the system administrator will start working
on the issue and will be able to tell the CEO what has happened. The CEO will
have learned something from the Load Balancer Engineer about a system that is
crucial to his company.
In the Load
Balancer Engineer job description, the system administrators are
usually referred to as Application Engineers. The system administrator is
referred to as the System Administrator. They are not always the same person,
and the exact name changes based on the level of management and the type of
service provided.
As technology advances, there are many changes that are made
in the job descriptions of the application engineers. But the basic function
remains the same. That function is to perform basic function as required by the
business.
To keep the most effective level of security for the
company, the System Administrator must be constantly monitoring the system to
make sure it is working properly. He or she must maintain the highest level of
security for the company. Finally, when the system has been properly secured,
the System Administrator must be able to restore the system and keep it
running.
This job description is not uncommon. It is not unusual for
a systems administrator to have one or more of these functions. This is a
common job description for a Systems Administrator, regardless of what type of
business they work in.
