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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # F5 Network Engineer - **Company:** The Joule - **Location:** Columbia, SC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $101,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Cloudfront, JIRA, Microsoft Azure, Computer Engineering, Data Centers, Domain Name System (DNS), Failover, Network Troubleshooting, Routing, Network Service, Ansible, TCP/IP, Transport Layer Security, Google Cloud, Load Balancing, F5 GTM, Connectivity Problems, System Availability, Firewalls (Computer Science), Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Information Technology, Palo Alto Networks, Firewall Services Module, Terraform, Open Network Automation Platform, Big Ip, Cisco, Servicenow - **Published:** August 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a3fd79ac-c71e-4b50-b0d9-7ff0ab925cbc ## About the Role * 5+ years of F5 BIG-IP experience. * Deep, recent hands-on F5 LTM experience in large enterprise production environments. * Deep, recent hands-on F5 GTM/DNS experience. * Strong understanding of load balancing, application traffic management, DNS, high availability, failover, and traffic distribution. * Hands-on experience configuring and troubleshooting virtual servers, pools, nodes, health monitors, profiles, persistence, SSL/TLS. * Experience supporting physical and virtual F5 BIG-IP deployments. * Experience with F5 migrations, hardware/platform replacements, configuration migrations, upgrades, and patching. * Strong F5 production troubleshooting experience. * Experience with F5 performance, capacity, resiliency, security hardening, and infrastructure optimization. * Strong experience with Palo Alto Firewalls. * Intermediate Cisco routing and switching knowledge. * Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, switching, DNS, SSL/TLS, firewalls, and network troubleshooting. * Experience serving as a senior/L3 escalation point. * Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving skills. * Technical leadership and mentoring experience. * Strong technical documentation and communication skills. * Nice-to-Have Skills: Terraform experience, especially for F5/network automation; Infrastructure as Code; AWS networking experience; AWS CloudFront; hybrid data center and AWS environments; Ansible / Ansible Automation Platform; F5 ASM/WAF; additional Palo Alto firewall experience; Azure or Google Cloud Platform networking; ServiceNow; Jira; relevant certifications in F5, Palo Alto, Cisco, AWS, or Terraform., Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Network Engineering, or a related technical field. The real hiring focus is deep F5 LTM + GTM/DNS experience. Palo Alto, Cisco, Terraform, and AWS are valuable, but the strongest candidates will be the ones with recent, hands-on enterprise F5 engineering and troubleshooting depth. ## Description * Serve as a senior subject matter expert for F5 BIG-IP LTM and GTM/DNS. * Manage and support enterprise F5 configurations including virtual servers, pools, nodes, monitors, profiles, persistence, SSL/TLS, and high availability. * Support F5 GTM/DNS for global traffic management, DNS-based availability, failover, and traffic distribution. * Troubleshoot complex F5 production issues related to load balancing, DNS, SSL/TLS, connectivity, performance, and availability. * Perform root cause analysis and act as an L3 escalation point. * Support F5 migrations, hardware replacements, configuration migrations, upgrades, patching, and lifecycle management. * Implement F5 security updates, configuration hardening, and platform improvements. * Support both physical and virtual F5 environments. * Review existing F5 implementations and recommend resiliency, performance, security, and capacity improvements. * Use Terraform and Infrastructure as Code practices to automate F5 configuration and deployment. * Support Palo Alto firewall policies and advanced firewall troubleshooting. * Troubleshoot Cisco routing, switching, and network connectivity issues. * Support F5 and network services in hybrid and AWS cloud environments. * Create implementation plans, change documentation, troubleshooting procedures, and technical standards. * Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers. * Support after-hours maintenance windows when required. ## Related Videos - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Seriously gaming your cloud expertise: from cloud tourist to cloud native](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/373-seriously-gaming-your-cloud-expertise-from-cloud-tourist-to-cloud-native) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [5 Years in Cloud Native: The Good, the Bad, and the Bill](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100111-5-years-in-cloud-native-the-good-the-bad-and-the-bill) - [Computer Vision from the Edge to the Cloud done easy](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/263-computer-vision-from-the-edge-to-the-cloud-done-easy) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Best Paying Jobs in Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/256-best-paying-jobs-in-technology) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Basic And Advanced Networking in Dart and Flutter](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/112-basic-and-advanced-networking-in-dart-and-flutter)