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NorthHill Technology

F5 NETWORK ENGINEER (Current TS/SCI Required)

NorthHill Technology, Springfield, Virginia, us, 22161

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Our 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

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 multiple data 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 servicing the 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