F5 Specialist

We prefer candidates with a notice period of less than days or less.

Position Summary: The Consultant is an innovative engineer working in partnership with our clients, advising them how to use F5 technology solutions in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems. They provide guidance and subject matter expertise to customers with regard to implementation and configuration of various F5 products. The Consultant is the face of the company while engaged on customer projects and a key contributor in fostering a positive relationship between customers and the company through effective communication and successful delivery of the solutions. They understand and articulate goals and critical success factors for the project, engage in collaborative dialogue to ensure client needs are met, and maintain timely communication.

Qualifications

• BS/BA degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, with a focus on architecture and design of network or systems infrastructure, performance and management
• At least 2 years of experience in customer-facing positions as a professional services consultant or engineer, preferred.
• F5 BIG-IP Administrator 201 Certified - Mandatory

Required Skills:

• Working knowledge of, and proficiency in, F5 ADC and industry standard technologies and products: Firewalls, WAFs, Routing, Switching, Multi-Tier Applications
• Knowledge of common networking concepts with a thorough understanding of Ethernet, IP (IPv4 and IPv6), TCP, and UDP.
• In-depth knowledge of the HTTP protocol and related technologies, such as HTML, XML, JSON, AJAX, and JavaScript.
• Working knowledge of Linux, UNIX, and Windows variants.
• Knowledge of DNS related tools and technologies: BIND, named
• Working knowledge of cryptographic concepts and implementations: OpenSSL, DNSSEC, SSL/TLS, PKI, IKE
• Working knowledge of AAA related technologies: Active Directory (AD), LDAP, NTLM, Kerberos, SAML, RADIUS, DIAMETER, and TACACS. VPN and tunneling technologies: IPsec, SSL, PPTP, GRE, MPLS IIS, Apache, WebSphere, WebLogic, Oracle or similar web and application platforms.
• Scripting and development experience in such areas asF5 iRules, Unix Shell, Perl, Python, C, C++, C#.
• Scripting and development experience in web technologies in such areas as: Javascript, JSP, PHP, .NET,

Primary Responsibilities Technology Focus

• Provide basic technical guidance to customers onsite and/or remotely regarding the implementation, configuration and maintenance of the F5 products independently or with a team
• Perform as key contributor for problem identification, systems architecture definition, solution design, implementation, testing, client training, deployment, troubleshooting and documentation
• Maintain working proficiency in F5 products and technologies through self-directed and formal training
• Identify additional product/services opportunities in customer organization
• Recognize when technical assistance is needed and take proper steps to ensure quick response and resolution.

Customer Management Focus

• Perform basic engagement management activities including schedule monitoring, project status update reports, and expectation management for the delivery of work products and associated risks
• Manage customer interaction and engagement over the course of the assigned projects; escalate to management if needed.
• Engage with multiple F5 teams including but not limited to F5 Support, F5 Product Sales, and F5 Professional Services Sales
• May participate in sales and proposal presentations in addition to completing ongoing team account activities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven experience to work as part of a team of Engineers and to deliver one or several projects simultaneously.
• Self-starter and able to work independently, while also able to share responsibilities, ideas and other information.
• Demonstrated understanding of technologies such as firewalling, application availability and security, web gateways, authentication/authorization, encryption, VPNs and network architecture.
• Demonstrated ability to articulate and transfer complex ideas to a wide audience through both verbal and written communication.
• Self-motivated and adaptable to changing environments.
• Demonstrated strong written communication, presentation writing, and project scoping and technical documentation skills.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent network and/or security projects, preferred.