Sr. Engineer, F5

LPL Financial•Charlotte, TX

13h

About The Position

LPL Financial is seeking a highly skilled professional with F5 engineering and operations experience across multiple F5 solutions in an enterprise environment. The role requires data networking experience, collaboration with application development teams, and effective communication with departments and colleagues with varied technical skill sets. A strong awareness of security and data traffic flow control is required. The engineer will design, implement, and manage complex F5 network environments, including F5 BigIP appliances and services, and support redundant DNS across multiple active data centers. The position also involves automation and deployment work, network traffic troubleshooting, and communicating complex technical concepts to others.

Requirements

4+ years of experience with F5 architecture and multiple partitions.
4+ years of experience with F5 BigIP appliances.
4+ years of experience designing and implementing redundant DNS with F5 Global Traffic Manager.
Experience with F5 BigIP hardware, including Viprion, I-Series, and R-Series.
Hands-on knowledge of TCP/IP and UNIX/Linux variants.
Demonstrated experience and knowledge of network devices such as routers and switches.
Knowledge of DNS configurations for both the Internet and Microsoft Active Directory.
Fundamental knowledge of encryption, including HTTPS in reverse- and forward-proxy environments.
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, PERL, or BASH.
Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to identify root causes and provide solutions.
Strong oral and written interpersonal and presentation skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
Experience reading TCP/IP packet captures and using Wireshark.
Experience with Ansible automation.
F5 Professional Certifications; 201/301 ADMIN certifications are desirable.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and manage complex network environments using F5 architecture.
Design and administer F5 LTM, including CLI commands and Route Domains.
Design and implement redundant DNS with F5 GTM for a multiple-active-data-center environment.
Create and administer F5 iRules.
Deploy using F5 BIGIQ Management and Ansible Playbooks.
Troubleshoot data traffic flow, including reading packet captures to identify root causes and provide solutions.
Work with application development teams and communicate effectively across departments and technical skill sets.
Articulate and educate others about complex technology with business acumen.