Network Architect

• We are seeking a highly experienced F5 Architect to design, implement, and govern enterprise-scale application delivery and global traffic management solutions. The candidate will own the end-to-end architecture for F5 LTM and GTM (DNS) platforms, driving high availability, security, and performance for mission-critical applications across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments.
• Architect design and implement F5 BIGIP LTM solutions including virtual servers’ pools iRules iApps SSL offloading and traffic policies.
• Design and manage F5 GTMDNS solutions for global load balancing disaster recovery and multisite failover strategies.
• Define standards reference architectures and best practices for load balancing application delivery and DNS across the enterprise.
• Lead capacity planning high availability HA design and disaster recovery DR strategy for F5 platforms.
• Collaborate with network security and application teams to integrate F5 solutions with WAF APM ASM modules and third party security tools.
• Own the technical roadmap for F5 infrastructure lifecycle management including upgrades migrations e.g to BIGIP versions TMOS upgrades and cloud migrations AWSAzureGCP F5 deployments BIGIP VE.
• Automate F5 configuration and deployment using Ansible Terraform iControl REST API or similar tools.
• Provide L3L4 technical leadership and mentorship to network engineering teams act as an escalation point for complex incidents.
• Conduct architecture reviews risk assessments and performance tuning for LTMGTM environments.
• Develop and maintain documentation HLDLLD runbooks DR plans and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure compliance with security policies certificate management and regulatory requirements PCIDSS SOC2 etc..
• Partner with vendors F5 support TAM for roadmap alignment licensing and issue escalation.

• Design & Architecture: 5-6+ years of proven architectural design and implementation experience.
• Traffic Management: Strong command of iRules, iControl APIs, iApps, SSL offloading, and traffic policies/rules.
• Planning & Operations: Capacity planning, load balancing design, and complex troubleshooting.
• Cloud Experience: Practical experience deploying and integrating F5 virtual appliances in AWS or Azure.

Top Skills Required :

• F5 BIGIP LTM and GTMDNS.
• F5 Certifications F5CTS LTMGTM F5
• 10 years in network engineering architecture with 5 years specifically on F5 BIGIP LTM and GTMDNS.
• Deep expertise in F5 BIGIP modules LTM GTMDNS and working knowledge of ASM APM AFM.
• Strong understanding of TCPIP DNS SSLTLS HTTPHTTPS load balancing algorithms and iRules TCL scripting.
• Hands on experience with BIGIP VE deployments in cloud environments AWS Azure GCP.
• Experience with F5 automation orchestration Ansible Terraform iControl RESTSOAP API Python scripting.
• Solid grasp of enterprise network architecture routing switching firewalls VPNs and data center design.
• Experience designing HADR architectures across multiple data centers regions.
• Strong troubleshooting skills using tcpdump Wireshark qkview analysis and F5 iHealth.
• Excellent stakeholder management documentation and communication skills.

Nice to Have Skills:

• F5 Modules: Exposure to F5 ASM and WAF.
• Multi-Cloud: Combined exposure to both AWS and Azure environments.
• F5 Certifications F5CTS LTMGTM F5 Certified Solution Expert F5CSE or F5 Certified Architect. (desirable, but hands-on design experience can substitute).
• Experience with container microservices load balancing Kubernetes Ingress NGINX Container Ingress Services CIS.
• Familiarity with SDNNFV concepts and multi cloud networking Aviatrix Cisco ACI etc..
• Experience with CICD pipelines and infrastructure as code practices.
• ITIL awareness for change incident problem management processes.