Summary
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An experienced platform engineer is sought to design, implement, operate, and support enterprise application delivery and security infrastructure. You will work extensively with F5 BIG-IP technologies, load balancing, traffic management, application security, SSL, high availability, upgrades, and troubleshooting while collaborating with infrastructure and application teams.
Highlights
Work on enterprise-grade application delivery and security platforms with responsibility for highly available, secure infrastructure. The role covers design, implementation, lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and collaboration across network, security, and application teams.
Description
We are seeking an experienced F5 Platform Engineer to design, implement, manage, and support F5 application delivery and security solutions across enterprise environments.
The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in F5 BIG-IP technologies, load balancing, traffic management, application security, and network infrastructure.
This role involves maintaining highly available and secure application delivery platforms while collaborating with network, security, and application teams.
Key Responsibilities
Design, deploy, configure, and maintain F5 BIG-IP platforms.Administer and support:Local Traffic Manager (LTM)DNS/GTMApplication Security Manager (ASM/AWAF)Access Policy Manager (APM)Configure virtual servers, pools, health monitors, iRules, SSL offloading, and traffic policies.Perform platform upgrades, migrations, patching, and lifecycle management.Troubleshoot load balancing, application delivery, SSL, and network performance issues.Manage high availability (HA) configurations and disaster recovery environments.Monitor system health, capacity planning, and performance optimization.Implement and maintain web application security policies and WAF configurations.Collaborate with application, infrastructure, cloud, and security teams.Create and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and architecture diagrams.Support automation initiatives using scripting and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.Required Skills
F5 Technologies
F5 BIG-IP LTMF5 DNS/GTMF5 ASM / Advanced WAFF5 APMiRules and iAppsSSL/TLS certificate managementNetworking
TCP/IPDNS, DHCPHTTP/HTTPSRouting and SwitchingVLANs and NATLayer 4-7 networking conceptsSecurity
Web Application Firewall (WAF)SSL/TLS securityAuthentication and AuthorizationSecurity best practices and vulnerability remediationAutomation & Tools
PowerShell, Bash, or PythonAnsibleREST APIsGitCloud (Preferred)
AWSAzureGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP)F5 Distributed Cloud (XC) knowledge preferredQualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Networking, or related field.5+ years of experience administering F5 BIG-IP platforms.Strong troubleshooting and incident management experience.Experience in large-scale enterprise environments.Preferred Certifications
F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA)F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS-LTM / CTS-DNS)F5 Certified Solution Expert (CSE)CCNA / CCNPAWS or Azure CertificationsNice-to-Have
DevOps and CI/CD integration experience.Kubernetes and container networking knowledge.NGINX Plus/F5 NGINX experience.Experience with Service Mesh and API Gateway technologies.
