F5 Cisco Network Engineer #10465-1

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Apply now: Network Eng V, location is Onsite (Owings Mills). The start date is ASAP for this 12-month position.

Job Title: Network Engineer V (F5 Specialist)
Location: Owings Mills, MD - 100% Onsite (5 days/week)
Hours: Standard M-F 8-5; 24/7 on-call every third week.
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 12 month w2 contract
Compensation Range: $55-80/h w2

Job Description:
Fortune 500 financial services client seeking Network Engineer with F5 Load Balancer expertise. Large enterprise data center environment with F5 BIG-IP infrastructure. Immediate need for F5 LTM specialist to support critical load balancing operations, installations, upgrades, and infrastructure migrations. Supportive team environment with mentorship opportunities.

Day to day:

• F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer administration and configuration

• Create and manage VIPs, virtual servers, pools, nodes, and pool members

• Configure and troubleshoot F5 profiles, iRules, and monitors

• SSL offloading configuration and certificate management

• F5 LTM (Local Traffic Manager) implementation and support

• F5 installations, upgrades, and hardware migrations (i-series to r-series)

• Cisco networking infrastructure support (routers, switches, IOS configuration)

• Network troubleshooting using packet capture and TCP/IP analysis

• Change management and maintenance window execution

• On-call support rotation (24/7 coverage every third week)

• Documentation of F5 configurations and network diagrams

Must Have requirements:

• 5 years experience

• F5 Load Balancer hands-on experience (BIG-IP platform)

• F5 LTM (Local Traffic Manager) configuration experience

• VIP creation, pool configuration, and profile management

• iRules scripting and troubleshooting

• SSL offloading and certificate management on F5

• F5 installation, upgrade, and migration experience

• Solid Cisco networking experience

• Foundational network troubleshooting skills

• TCP/IP protocol knowledge and packet analysis

• Network packet capture and flow analysis

• Enterprise networking experience

• Strong communication and documentation skills

Nice to have (not required):

• F5 Certified IP Administrator (F-CIP) certification

• F5 Certified Technology Specialist (F5-CTS) certification

• F5 Certified Administrator (F5-CA) certification

• F5 i-series to r-series migration experience

• F5 Access Policy Manager (APM) experience

• CCNA or CCNP certification

• Cisco Certified Network Associate or Professional

• Financial services or banking industry experience

• Large enterprise environment (Fortune 500)

• F5 GTM (Global Traffic Manager) knowledge

• Network automation experience

• Data center operations experience