F5 NETWORK ENGINEER - CONTRACT

Scope AT Limited; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Scope AT Limited is seeking an experienced Infrastructure Engineer on a contract basis. The role is hybrid with on-site requirements in Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester (2 days on-site per week).

You will design, implement and maintain F5 BIG-IP solutions across LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF within a large enterprise environment. The ideal candidate has strong networking and cloud skills, automation experience in Python, Jenkins and GitHub, and familiarity with CI/CD and Atlassian Jira.

Qualifications

• Proven Infrastructure Engineering experience in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of networking, IP routing, Firewalls and security.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP and enterprise network infrastructure.
• Understanding of cloud architectures, CaaS, IaaS and traditional data centres.
• Experience with automation and enterprise integrations, particularly Python.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, test and maintain F5 BIG-IP solutions.
• Work across LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF.
• Support infrastructure across private and public cloud environments.
• Develop and integrate automation using Python, Jenkins and GitHub.
• Work with AppViewX ADC+, DO and AS3.
• Contribute to CI/CD and Agile delivery using tools such as Jira.
• Troubleshoot complex networking and infrastructure issues.

Skills

Networking

F5 BIG-IP

Cloud architectures

Automation with Python

CI/CD

Tools

F5 BIG-IP

AppViewX ADC+

Jenkins

GitHub

Jira

Job description

*Infrastructure Engineer - Contract

Location: Hybrid - Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester | 2 days per week on-site

We're looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer with strong exposure to F5 and networking technologies to join a specialist infrastructure delivery team within a large enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, configure, test and maintain F5 BIG-IP solutions.
• Work across LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF.
• Support infrastructure across private and public cloud environments.
• Develop and integrate automation using Python, Jenkins and GitHub.
• Work with AppViewX ADC+, DO and AS3.
• Contribute to CI/CD and Agile delivery using tools such as Jira.
• Troubleshoot complex networking and infrastructure issues.

Essential Experience

• Proven Infrastructure Engineering experience in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of networking, IP routing, Firewalls and security.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP and enterprise network infrastructure.
• Understanding of cloud architectures, CaaS, IaaS and traditional data centres.
• Experience with automation and enterprise integrations, particularly Python.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.
• Good understanding of operational resilience and security.

Contract | Hybrid | Edinburgh/Leeds/Manchester