F5 Engineer | UAE

Driving advanced application delivery, network security engineering, and F5 BIG-IP architecture in Abu Dhabi, UAE, Cyber

SecIT is actively seeking an accomplished F5 Engineer for a dynamic short-term contract engagement. In this vital technical role, you will design, deploy, configure, and maintain enterprise F5 BIG-IP solutions encompassing Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Advanced Web Application Firewall (AWAF), DNS (GTM), Advanced Firewall Manager (AFM), and Access Policy Manager (APM). Bringing 4+ years of progressive professional experience in load balancing and cybersecurity, you will empower global enterprise operations to achieve uncompromised availability, threat mitigation, and secure connectivity.

This prestigious career opportunity offers competitive remuneration, high technical visibility, and professional growth within a premier global cybersecurity recruitment and IT consulting enterprise.

As an F5 Engineer supporting client operations on a short-term contract basis (2 to 3 months duration) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, you will take full operational, tactical, and technical ownership of end-to-end project delivery, software upgrades, configuration backups, high-availability (HA) setups, and disaster recovery. Your day-to-day responsibilities include managing virtual servers, pools, health monitors, SSL/TLS profiles, AWAF security policies, GSLB wide IPs, AFM traffic filtering, and APM remote access VPNs, providing L2/L3 technical support, and collaborating directly with multidisciplinary network, security, and infrastructure squads.

You will operate in a collaborative enterprise technology environment while partnering closely with cybersecurity recruitment leaders like Namitha M. Furthermore, you will manage application requirements by submitting your updated CV via direct email to Namitha M at

• Design, deploy, configure, test, and maintain enterprise F5 BIG-IP solutions across complex multi-vendor network environments.
• Manage end-to-end project delivery including implementation, migration, software upgrades, configuration backups, and disaster recovery.
• Provide expert L2/L3 technical support, rapid incident troubleshooting, and rigorous root-cause analysis (RCA).
• Configure and manage F5 LTM including load balancing, virtual servers, backend pools, health monitors, and SSL/TLS termination profiles.
• Administer F5 AWAF to deploy web application security policies, mitigate layer 7 attacks, and execute fine-tuned security rule updates.
• Deploy F5 DNS (GTM) for global server load balancing (GSLB), Wide IP management, and multi-site DNS resolution troubleshooting.
• Configure F5 AFM firewall policies, access control lists, and network-layer traffic filtering for perimeter security.
• Administer F5 APM for secure remote access VPNs, multi-factor authentication, and identity-integrated access policies.
• Troubleshoot complex network and application delivery issues involving TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, DNS, routing, and switching.
• Maintain meticulous technical documentation, change request plans, operational procedures, and incident audit logs.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Telecommunications Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 4+ years of progressive professional hands-on experience in F5 BIG-IP administration, load balancing, and network security.
• Strong, demonstrable operational expertise across F5 LTM, AWAF, DNS (GTM), AFM, and APM modules.
• Comprehensive working knowledge and practical proficiency in TCP/IP networking, SSL/TLS encryption, and application delivery protocols.
• Deep practical experience in L2/L3 incident troubleshooting, firmware…