F5 Systems Engineer

DAn Solutions•Annapolis Junction, MD

6d•Onsite

About The Position

DAn Solutions is seeking an experienced F5 Systems Engineer to support secure enterprise network infrastructure for a government customer. The role focuses on traffic management, application delivery, system availability, and engineering and administration of F5 technologies across multiple data centers. The position is onsite in Annapolis Junction, Maryland; Colorado Springs, Colorado; or Sterling, Virginia. Remote work is not available, and an active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph is required. The engineer will configure, administer, and troubleshoot physical and virtual F5 appliances and design, deploy, and maintain F5 solutions, including LTM, ASM, BIG-IQ, and APM. The role also supports global and advanced traffic management, network security infrastructure, platform performance, capacity planning, system optimization, software and platform testing, and coordinated appliance upgrades and maintenance. The engineer will work with networking, infrastructure, virtualization, and security teams and develop technical requirements, documentation, and operating procedures. The candidate must meet DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification requirements and hold an F5 Certified Administrator certification or be able to obtain it within three months of hire. One targeted F5 module certification (LTM, DNS, ASM, or APM) is required within an additional 90 days. Final compensation depends on the applicable Labor Category and factors such as education, relevant experience, certifications, and other required qualifications; no salary range is specified in the provided description.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification compliance.
Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise network infrastructure.
Strong knowledge of F5 technologies, including LTM and related modules.
Knowledge of TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, SDN, and 802.1X.
Experience with DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and NTP in large, multi-site environments.
Understanding of enterprise storage, virtualization, networking, data center migration, and disaster recovery.
Knowledge of security controls and compliance requirements.
Ability to develop and maintain technical documentation.
F5 Certified Administrator certification, or ability to obtain it within three months of hire.
One targeted F5 module certification (LTM, DNS, ASM, or APM) within an additional 90 days.
DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification, such as Security+ CE, CND, SSCP, GSEC, GICSP, CySA+, or CCNA Security, as specified in the position requirements.

Nice To Haves

An experienced F5 engineer with strong hands-on enterprise traffic management, network troubleshooting, application delivery, and secure infrastructure experience.

Responsibilities

Configure, administer, and troubleshoot physical and virtual F5 appliances across multiple data centers.
Design, deploy, and maintain F5 solutions, including Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Application Security Manager (ASM), BIG-IQ, and Access Policy Manager (APM).
Support global traffic management and advanced traffic management capabilities.
Develop technical requirements, system documentation, and operating procedures.
Monitor and troubleshoot network security infrastructure, connectivity, and platform performance.
Recommend and implement improvements to system reliability, security, and performance.
Test new software releases, upgrades, and platform features.
Perform capacity planning and configuration optimization.
Collaborate with networking, infrastructure, virtualization, and security teams.
Coordinate hardware and virtual appliance upgrades, testing, and maintenance.