Network Specialist

Searchability®; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 77,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Searchability® is seeking an experienced F5 Infrastructure Engineer to join a major UK organisation on a 6-month hybrid contract across Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester. You will design, configure, test and maintain F5 BIG-IP devices in a complex enterprise environment.

The role covers LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF, plus cloud and data centre integration. You will work with Jenkins and GitHub, and support private/public cloud deployments while ensuring security and resilience.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as an Infrastructure Engineer in enterprise networks.
• Strong F5 BIG-IP expertise and cloud experience.
• Ability to design, configure, test and maintain F5 devices across private/public clouds.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, test and maintain F5 devices in enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with teams to implement secure, scalable network infrastructure.
• Develop and deploy solutions across private and public clouds.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues with rapid resolutions.

Skills

F5 BIG-IP – LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF

Networking technologies

IP routing & firewalls

Python

Jira

GitHub

Jenkins

AppViewX ADC+ DO AS3

Cloud & data center deployment

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Jenkins

AppViewX

ADC+ DO AS3

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

• 6-month contract with potential extension
• Hybrid – Edinburgh, Leeds or Manchester
• Umbrella day rate - up to £700 p/d

ABOUT THE CLIENT

We’re working with a major UK organisation looking for an experienced Infrastructure Engineer to join an established Network Security and Traffic Management environment.

You’ll be joining a specialist F5 delivery team, working across sophisticated enterprise infrastructure and helping design, configure, test and maintain technologies spanning networking, cloud and application delivery.

THE F5 INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER ROLE:

As an Infrastructure Engineer, you’ll work alongside the wider technical team to design, configure, test and maintain F5 devices across a complex enterprise environment.

You’ll utilise your experience across F5 BIG-IP technologies including LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF, alongside tooling such as Jenkins and GitHub, to support and enhance network infrastructure.

The role will also see you building and deploying technologies across private and public cloud environments, contributing to enterprise applications and working with modern cloud architectures alongside traditional data centre environments.

You’ll need to be comfortable rapidly picking up domain knowledge, working independently when required and collaborating with technical teams to troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues.

F5 INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Proven experience working as an Infrastructure Engineer
• F5 BIG-IP – LTM, GTM/DNS, APM and AWAF
• Strong understanding of networking technologies, IP routing protocols and firewalls
• Agile methodologies, Jira and CI/CD pipelines
• Python and enterprise integrations
• AppViewX ADC+, DO and AS3
• Building and deploying technologies across private and public cloud environments
• Modern cloud architectures including CaaS and IaaS
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities
• Good understanding of Operational Resilience and Security

Candidates will need to demonstrate evidence of the above experience within their CV to be considered.

KEY SKILLS

F5, F5 BIG-IP, BIG-IP, LTM, GTM, DNS, APM, AWAF, Infrastructure Engineer, Network Infrastructure, Network Security, Traffic Management, AppViewX, ADC+, DO, AS3, Jenkins, GitHub, CI/CD, Jira, Python, IP Routing, Firewalls, Cloud, Private Cloud, Public Cloud, CaaS, IaaS, Data Centre, Operational Resilience, Security