F5 Network Engineer

Description + Experienced in supporting multiple F5 LTM and GTM platforms. This includes installing, upgrading, and troubleshooting issues on these platforms + Experience is supporting Application Routing (SMART Router) + Experienced in VIP creation, Wide IP creation, certificate creation and updates, SSL profile creation, pool creation and pool member modification + Experience in writing and troubleshooting F5 iRules + Experienced with packet capture analysis and troubleshooting + Experienced in multiple tier application support + This position will have late night maintenance work and participation in an on-call rotation + Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgment, and decision making skillsAnalytical skills + Experience and desire to work in a Global environment. + Install, configure, and manage traffic management systems supporting Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Domain Name System (DNS), load balancing and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Must be able to work unsupervised, be well organized, and able to multi-task. Ability to work in a fast paced environment. Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues in a high-pressure environment. Design and implementation experience with F5 BigIP LTM and GTM appliances and virtual appliances. Excellent understanding of LTM configuration (VIPs, Persistence, SNAT, SSL, etc.). Experience writing and troubleshooting iRules. Ability to troubleshoot connection issues and services on F5 appliances. F5 OS upgrades, backup and restores. Managing F5 appliances in HA configurations. Experience working in 24 x 7 centers with complex, high transaction, high availability environments + Knowledge of http protocol versions, headers, methods, and status codes. Task/project oriented. Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical Associates. Ability to analyze and troubleshoot network traffic from layer 1 through 7 with utilities including SSH, nslookup, tcpdump, ssldump, cURL, HTTP GET and Open SSL. Ability to effectively articulate the implications and impact that proposed .architectural changes will have on the business (to technical and non-technical audiences). Availability during evenings and weekends for P1 issues and scheduled change controls. Availability to provide 24x7 on-call support as scheduled. Availability for occasional travel to remote offices/data centers. Knowledge of network monitoring solutions. Knowledge of application load balancing strategies and advanced techniques for application delivery Excellent troubleshooting skills and an ability to identify root causes of issues and provide solutions. Ability to team within and outside of the operations group. Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written, with the capability to articulate and educate others about complex technology with business acumen. The job entails sitting as well as working at a computer for extended periods of time. Should be able to communicate by telephone, email or face to face. Travel may be required as per the job requirements. Qualifications Behaviors Required + Team Player: Works well as a member of a group Preferred + Functional Expert: Considered a thought leader on a subject + Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well + Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity Motivations Preferred + Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization + Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals + Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help Education Preferred + Technical/other training or better in Information Technology + Bachelors or better in Information Technology Experience Required + 5-8 years: Firewall Experience + 5-8 years: Route and switch background. Preferred + 3 years: ACI Experience Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.