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F5 NETWORK ENGINEER
Springfield, VA · Information TechnologyOur client, a highly respected Federal Integrator, is looking for a F5 Network Engineer in Springfield, VA. This is a fulltime position requiring TS/SCI (CI Poly preferred).
F5 Network Engineer
F5 Network Engineer
- Plan, Design, Develop, Implement and Operate F5 products such as LTM, ASM, BIG-IQ and APM
- Manage the configuration on multiple physical and virtual F5 across multiple data centers
- Develop scripts and tools to automate configuration of a large number of network security devices distributed across multipledata centers
- Propose and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the network security infrastructure
- Applies capacity planning configuration changes as demanded by the business
- Address performance, scalability, and service architecture administration issues
- Design, install, configure, maintain network security services, equipment and devices
- Plan and support network security infrastructure
- Provide clear technical documentation and written procedures for issues identified and addressed
- Monitoring and troubleshooting of platform and OS based problems, network security infrastructure and connectivity issues
- Perform launch testing for new software releases and the introduction of new features
- Coordinate equipment orders including physical or virtual appliances, as well as upgrading, monitoring, testing and servicingthe systems as needed
- Demonstrates knowledge of a broad range of technology towers i.e.: Storage, Virtualization, Intel, Networking, Data Center Migration and Disaster Recovery
- Knowledge of risk and controls landscape, ensuring company-wide standards are met
- Participate in change and incident management
- Anticipating potential problems and acting to minimize the impact they may have on the project or unit
- Systems administration of routing and switching systems connected to local and wide area networks.
- Provide support for implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems and management of system infrastructure and any processes related to these systems
- Provide support to IT systems including day-to-day operations, monitoring and problem resolution for all of the client/server/storage/network devices, mobile devices, etc.
- Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 problem identification, diagnosis and resolution
- Provide support for the escalation and communication of status to agency management and internal customers
- Install/load operating system and application software
- Isolate and resolve hardware and software problems involving the applications, the operating system, the hardware, the communications infrastructure, or any combination therefore
- Troubleshoot, maintain integrity and configure network components along with implementing operating systems enhancements to improve reliability and performance
- Conduct routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment
- Communicate/coordinate scheduled preventive maintenance windows with potentially impacted customers
- Collaborate and contribute to the development, administration, and testing of backup and recovery plans
- Ensure systems are secure to STIG guidelines by utilizing tools such as Retina and HBSS
- Maintain operational, configuration, and other standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Verify system availability with existing Enterprise tools