F5 WAF Engineer
Core
Design, implement, and support F5 BIG-IP solutions (LTM, Advanced WAF/ASM, GTM/DNS, APM) to protect enterprise applications from web threats and ensure high availability.
Role type
Senior IC application delivery and web application security engineer
Builds
Secure, highly available enterprise application delivery platforms
Domain
Network security and application delivery
Required skills
F5 BIG-IP administration, F5 LTM, F5 Advanced WAF/ASM, F5 iRules development, SSL/TLS administration, load balancing, high-availability configurations, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, TCP/IP, OWASP Top 10 remediation, WAF policy implementation, threat mitigation, application and network connectivity troubleshooting
Preferred skills
F5 Distributed Cloud WAAP, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud), automation tools (Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs), regulated environments (PCI, SOX, HIPAA), Zero Trust or API security frameworks
Technologies
F5 BIG-IP, LTM, ASM, GTM, APM, iRules, SSL, WAF, Terraform, Ansible, Python, AWS, Azure, REST APIs
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and support F5 BIG-IP solutions; Configure and manage WAF policies to protect against OWASP Top 10; Develop, deploy, and maintain F5 iRules, policies, profiles, and virtual servers; Onboard applications, manage SSL certificates, and optimize traffic; Troubleshoot application delivery, load balancing, and security incidents; Support F5 platform migrations, upgrades, and modernization; Tune performance and plan capacity; Collaborate with security and development teams to remediate vulnerabilities; Support incident response and root cause analysis; Create and maintain technical documentation; Participate in on-call support
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC