# F5 Load Balance Network Engineer

**Company**: Leidos
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $92,300.00 - $166,850.00
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Leidos is seeking a F5 Load Balance Network Engineer to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD.

This role is responsible for implementation, operations, and maintenance of load balancer technologies in a global enterprise across multiple networks. Duties include upgrading to new technologies, tuning performance, and implementation of critical system patches. This infrastructure may include on-premises and cloud resources. The individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met for internal and external customers.

**Primary Tasks:**

- Ensure Secure Socket Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) offloading and brokering PKI authentication features provided by the F5 appliance is operational at all times.

- Ensure load balancing configurations and PKI certificates are backed up in accordance with customer policies.

- Alert load balancing and reverse proxy customers prior to PKI certificate expiration and assist with certificate renewals as necessary.

- Create, manage, and troubleshoot load balanced IP address spaces.

- Develop and implement technical solutions in collaboration with engineers and architects.

- Provide after-hours support to 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with troubleshooting service outages.

- Develop and update technical solutions, operating procedures and other documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with initial troubleshooting and triage efforts.

**Basic Qualifications:**

- Experienced in administering and managing F5 load balancer appliances in an enterprise environment.

- Knowledge of standards, concepts, and tools to be able to complete technology monitoring and management of F5 appliances.

- Technical knowledge backing up PKI certificates and appliance configurations.

- Experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting load balanced IP address spaces.

- Experience working independently in support of customer requirements.

- Experience interfacing with team members on requirements and solutions.

- Familiar with IT Service Management products such as ServiceNow.

**Certifications:**

- Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) – IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher).

- Candidate must possess an F5 Certified Administrator (201) or higher certification.

**Education:**

- Bachelor's degree in a technical field with at least 8 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 6 years of prior relevant experience.

Additional years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.

**Security Clearance:**

- Due to the nature of the government contracts we support, US Citizenship is required.

- TS/SCI with Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to obtain and maintain a polygraph.

**Benefits:**

- Leidos Life promotes excellent work-life balance.

- Leidos offers many opportunities for career development and advancement.

- Additional training and certification programs designed to elevate your expertise and broaden your professional reach are available.

## Skills

### Required
- F5 load balancer
- SSL/TLS
- PKI authentication
- IT Service Management
- ServiceNow

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