Sr. Network Engineer – F5
| Company | Early Warning |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, Chicago, IL, USA, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, New York, NY, USA |
| Salary | $120000 – $150000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Education or experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering
- Minimum 7 years work experience
- Hands-on experience implementing and administrating network devices, setting and maintaining policies and rights within a network environment
- Advanced knowledge with any of the following equipment or disciplines: Load balancers/ F5, Firewalls, Cisco and network switches, Cisco routers, Cisco VPN, Palo Alto, Linux/Windows Servers, Telecom Services
- Strong understanding of common network monitoring and security utilities, Data Center technologies, securing local and remote networks and routing protocols (i.e. BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking
- Basic understanding of virtualization and its impact on network designs. Familiar with ESX and vSwitch technology
- A practical level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, including DNS, DHCP, HTTP, HTTPS, SFTP, SSH, SSL, SMTP, etc.
- Troubleshooting focused on determining hardware vs. software, hardware vs. firmware, software vs. operating system, network vs. application/systems, and patterned vs. non-repeatable problems
- Ability to prioritize and multitask
- Willingness to learn new technologies and maintain industry knowledge
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Full understanding of F5 processes and services required to maintain L1 thru L7 environments on the F5 using APM, ASM, iRule, and LTM modules
- Required understanding and practical application of BigIQ deployment and management using AS3
- Understanding of MTLS and Cert management on F5
- Strong understanding of Ansible Automation Platform and Git
- Hands on experience with TMSH and Bash environments on F5
- Advanced experience creating and analyzing TCP level events using TCPDump and Wireshark
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, test, and maintain LAN/WAN equipment and related services for Web support
- Lead in the diagnosis, and resolve complex network problems
- Select network devices, and set network policies that adhere to Security guidelines
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks
- Maintain and support company’s LAN/WAN environment and Web Hosting Services
- Direct the maintenance, problem resolution and hardware configurations
- Direct the maintenance of all Firewalls and approve requested rule changes in the Firewall Review Board meetings
- Participate in 24×7 on-call and escalations, ensuring that Networking staff are fully trained to support all aspects of the network
- Obtain and maintain required certifications
- Act as SME in the definition and policy making of network and security protocols
- Comply with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained
- Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data
Preferred Qualifications
- Additional education and/or experience is preferred
- Current Cisco, Palo Alto, Juniper or equivalent common industry certification, i.e. CCNP, CCIE
- BigIQ Training using GUI with AS3 Extension
- 301b+ Level Qualifications
- AWS Cloud Certs with background in CFT, DO, and Ansible Deploy