F5 Network Engineer

Required Qualifications:

• 5 years with a Bachelor’s degree or 9 years with a HS Diploma
• 5 years of hands‑on experience in the implementation and administration of complex, multi-location, multi-vendor, converged voice/data networks in a geographically distributed environment
• Must have in-depth hands‑on experience on F5 Load Balancers in real world complex environments
• Hands‑on experience in administering Cisco routers & switches including but not limited to Nexus 9xxx, Catalyst 9000, Cisco ONS, Cisco ACI and DNA Center. Juniper MX routers and EX switches. Infoblox DDI appliances
• Good understanding of network principles and the OSI model
• Experience managing networks, internal and external DNS, and the associated IP infrastructure
• Experience working in a Data Center
• Experience administering and configuring monitoring tools for proactive alerting and trends analysis
• Experience in working with support ticketing systems, managing assigned tickets, as well as providing appropriate follow‑up
• Experience with creating and maintaining documentation
• Experience with the use of Data Center inventory management tools
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the required agency clearance

Peraton is seeking anF5 Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for the implementation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and optimization of F5 technologies supporting our network infrastructure. You will work closely with network and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable and secure application delivery across the Customer’s Data Centers and MAN/WAN sites. The ideal candidate is a detail‑oriented engineer with strong troubleshooting skills, the ability to manage multiple priorities, and a commitment to maintaining the performance, availability, and security of the network environment.

• Deploy, license, and configureF5 BIG-IP LTM hardware.

• Maintain Virtual servers,Pools,Nodes,Custom monitors and Persistence profiles

• ManageSSL offloading, SSL bridging, and secure cipher suite configurations.

• Author, optimize, and troubleshoot customi
  
  Rules (TCL-based) to handle:

  • Advanced traffic steering

  • URI redirects

  • Header manipulation

  • Specialized security workarounds

• Manage the lifecycle ofSSL/TLS certificates, including:

  • CSR generation

  • Certificate deployment

  • Automated renewal cycles on BIG-IP devices

• Perform deep-packet andL3-L7 diagnosticsfor:

  • Complex application delivery issues

  • High latency

  • Routing issues

  • SSL handshake failures

• Utilize advanced tools such as:

  • Wireshark

  • tcpdump

  • F5 iQuery

  • F5 Analytics

• ExecuteTMOS operating system upgrades, hotfixes, and backup restorationsusing UCS/SCF configuration archives.

• Design and testfailover mechanics in High Availability (HA) topologies, including:

  • Device Service Clustering (DSC)

  • Active/Standby setups

• UtilizeF5 iControl REST APIsfor programmatic control and monitoring.

• Recommend enhancements to improvesystems availability and performance.

• Offer recommendations for procedural upgrades.

• Providenetwork administration and support for a campus-wide area network infrastructure.

• Maintain experience with:

  • TCP/IP protocol suite

  • IP subnets and masking

  • Routing protocols

• Work in Local Area Network (LAN) andWide Area Network (WAN) environments.

• Design, configure, and troubleshoot
  
  Routing and Switching systems.

  • Cisco expertise required.

• Maintain security and ensure compliance with security policies and procedures.

• Provideon-call support for off-hours data center escalations.

• Perform regular scheduledout-of-hours maintenance window support.

• Maintain and managenetwork IP address management (IPAM)