Senior F5 Network Engineer - Hybrid Sydney

Altitude; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Altitude is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (F5 Specialist) to support a major Australian Government agency. You will own an enterprise F5-based application delivery environment, enabling secure, resilient services for millions of Australians and leading platform upgrades and cyber security uplift.

The role sits within the Data Centre Network team and involves collaboration with vendors and internal teams, with knowledge transfer through coaching and documentation.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain NV1 security clearance.
• Expert level experience administering F5 platforms in large enterprises (LTM/DNS-GTM/APM).
• Strong understanding of F5 traffic management, SSL offloading and load balancing.
• Experience managing certificates, SSL/TLS configurations, iRules, HA clusters and disaster recovery.
• Advanced knowledge of UNIX/Linux, CLI, packet capture and log investigation.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP networking, routing, switching, VLANs, firewalls and data centre networking.

Responsibilities

• Lead admin, engineering and support of enterprise F5 platforms (LTM, DNS/GTM, APM).
• Design and maintain F5 configurations including virtual servers, pools, monitors, SSL profiles and iRules.
• Investigate performance issues via packet analysis and log investigation.
• Lead upgrades, vulnerability remediation and cyber security uplift.
• Collaborate with vendors and teams, and transfer knowledge through documentation and coaching.

Skills

NV1 clearance eligibility

Enterprise networking

Linux/UNIX

TCP/IP networking

Tools

F5 LTM

F5 DNS/GTM

F5 APM

iRules

SSL/TLS management

Job description

Altitude is seeking an experienced Senior Network Engineer (F5 Specialist) to support a major Australian Government agency. You will own an enterprise F5-based application delivery environment, enabling secure, resilient services for millions of Australians and leading platform upgrades and cyber security uplift.

The role sits within the Data Centre Network team and involves collaboration with vendors and internal teams, with knowledge transfer through coaching and documentation.