At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.Why do you want to join our team?Life at F5 is never dull. We are constantly identifying industry trends and disruptions, then innovating to get ahead of future customer needs-creating application services that help the world’s leading organizations deliver their critical business apps faster and with the highest levels of flexibility, security, performance, and support.But our success isn’t driven solely by what we do. We also care deeply about how we do it. At F5, our culture is how we live, every single day. And it’s producing extraordinary results-not only for our customers, but also for our employees. We understand that your life is about more than just work, so we’re committed to a culture that supports your whole life.Come work at a place where innovation and teamwork come together to build and support the most exciting missions in the world! You get the adventure and independence of working at a start-up without any of the financial risks because you are supported by a growing Fortune 1000 technology company.What will you do?Our Network Engineer III supports and fixes F5’s IT network infrastructure including public cloud environments, data centers, local & wide area networks, switching, routing, firewalls, remote access monitoring & diagnostics and network communication issues. This position is an engineering and career mentorship role.Primary Responsibilities Engineering & Analysis: (60%)Deplore repeated manual work and pursue pervasive automationAdvance the ongoing adoption of infrastructure as code (IaC) and network automationImplement zero-touch provisioning, desired state configuration, and build pipelines for network managementIntegrate multiple systems to implement automated workflows, configuration changes, and data updatesModel network configuration and operational data in a platform neutral structure (e.g. JSON or YAML)Design and implement advanced configurations of network gear including switches, routers, firewallsEstablish advanced automation processes to monitor and maintain systemsGrow and promote an automation first mentality in the teamParticipate in peer review processes by reviewing procedures, changes, architectures, designs and standardsPrepare documentation and improve team policies and proceduresAs a mentor, review engineer work product and procedures to support skill developmentProvide advanced troubleshooting as neededProduction support: (40%)Perform troubleshooting and triage assessment - remediating, delegating, or raising problems as neededDiagnose, debug, and repair automation processes and toolsIndependently address advanced operational issuesCommunicate with impacted users through-out the troubleshooting/remediation process as neededLead documentation of new deployments or changes to deployments according to documentation standardsParticipate in on-call rotationBe the network automation domain authority in project meetingsProactively ensure ongoing communication with participants, customers and team membersResponsible for upholding F5’s Business Code of Ethics and for promptly reporting violations of the Code or other company policies.Performs other related duties as assigned.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Automation coding skills, with a preference for Python and NETCONF experienceExperience using and implementing Azure DevOps repos and CI/CD pipelinesExperience using Ansible and Ansible Tower for network automationExperience with Windows and Linux OSExperience with DevOps and agile methodsNetwork equipment vendor experience with F5, Cisco, and Palo Alto preferredTerraform experience preferredUnderstanding of highly available network solutionsUnderstanding of the OSI networking modelExperience configuring and diagnosing IP routing/switching technologies and protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, and OSPF in a dual-stack IPv4/6 environment.Experience with commercial cloud provider environments and hybrid cloud connectivityAbility to excel in a multifaceted environmentEffectively communicate problems and solutionsUnderstand business problems and networking solutionsEffective time management and ability to coordinate and prioritize tasksExcellent English language written & verbal communications, both technical and non-technicalQualificationsBA/BS in any computer science, or commensurate career experience requiredCurrent certifications in networking technology any current manufacturer of networking equipment5 or more years in an IT department with a dedicated network teamNo less than 4 years in a network operations center or network team#LI-OR1The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Yello/Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).Equal Employment OpportunityIt is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
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