Senior Network Engineer

Senior Network Engineer – Tential Solutions

Network Engineer V (F5 Load Balancing)

Owings Mills, MD – On‑Site, 5 Days/Week

12 Months Contract

$70/hr (W2)

Our client is hiring a Network Engineer V to support and sustain their enterprise F5 and Cisco network environments. This role is essential to maintaining stability, performance, and availability across a large‑scale infrastructure supporting critical applications. This is a hands‑on engineering role focused heavily on F5 BIG‑IP load balancing within a large enterprise data center environment. You must be comfortable working 100% on‑site, collaborating closely with the team, and joining an on‑call rotation (every third week once ramped up).

• Configure, install, upgrade, and support F5 BIG‑IP appliances (LTM/APM).
• Build and maintain virtual servers, pools, nodes, profiles, monitors, SSO offloading.
• Perform packet‑level troubleshooting (TCP/IP, PCAP, traffic flow analysis).
• Support high‑availability and enterprise‑scale F5 configurations.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and architecture standards.
• Participate in automation and documentation initiatives.

• Support routing, switching, and network hardware in production environments.
• Install and configure Cisco equipment; apply patches and firmware updates.
• Troubleshoot network issues across campus and data center sites.
• Document diagrams, configurations, and network flows.
• Participate in planning for future upgrades.

• Standard schedule: 8 AM – 5 PM.
• On‑call rotation every 3rd week (after a 1–2 month ramp‑up).
• Typical on‑call volume: 1–2 after‑hours tickets/week, always with backup support.
• Collaborate closely with engineering team members (ex: Griff, Lead Engineer).

• 3–7 years experience in network engineering roles.
• Strong, hands‑on F5 BIG‑IP administration experience.
• Experience with LTM and APM required.
• F5 Certified Technology Specialist (CTS/301) or equivalent experience.
• Experience supporting large‑scale, enterprise or data center environments.
• Hands‑on Cisco networking (R&S, monitoring, troubleshooting).
• Strong communication and ability to work well with a team.
• Must be comfortable being on‑site 5 days/week.

• Experience with iRules.
• Exposure to automation.
• Experience in highly regulated or financial environments.

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