F5 SME
Core
F5 Subject Matter Expert owning architecture, daily operations, and modernization roadmap for a large healthcare provider's BIG-IP environment.
Role type
Senior IC Network Security Engineer (F5 BIG-IP)
Builds
Production application delivery infrastructure (LTM, WAF, APM, DNS/GTM) for a healthcare provider
Domain
Network Security / Application Delivery / Healthcare
Required skills
F5 BIG-IP engineering, iRules, tmsh, TCP/IP, SSL/TLS, PKI, federal change control, packet-level troubleshooting
Preferred skills
F5 certifications (CTS, CSE), BIG-IQ administration, BIG-IP Next, automation (Ansible, Terraform, Python), HIPAA/PHI safeguards
Technologies
F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IQ, iRules, tmsh, Ansible, Terraform, Python, AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, tcpdump, Wireshark
Responsibilities
Own architecture and modernization roadmap for BIG-IP estate, act as escalation point for application delivery issues, architect and maintain mixed estate (physical and Virtual Editions), write and troubleshoot iRules, manage BIG-IQ for centralized administration, lead migration to BIG-IP Next, manage SSL/TLS and DISA STIG compliance, automate tasks with F5 Automation Toolchain, own upgrades and HA failover testing, lead root-cause analysis for outages
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
