Technical Support Engineer (Network)

F5 Networks, Inc.; Addlestone; Híbrido; GBP 40.000 - 55.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work model

Diversity & inclusion

Descripción de la vacante

F5 Networks, Inc. is seeking an EMEA Technical Support Engineer to help customers deploy and troubleshoot F5 products across enterprise environments. You will resolve hardware and software issues, communicate status and actions, and collaborate with engineering services to overcome challenges.

Strong TCP/IP knowledge and Linux/VMware experience are essential. You will participate in ongoing training on F5 technologies and contribute to solution articles for internal and external audiences.

Formación

• Experience with enterprise-level corporate customers in production environments.
• Hands-on technical experience with LAN/WAN operations, DNS, cryptography, virtualization, and network hardware.
• Strong knowledge of TCP/IP protocols and the OSI model.
• Ability to read/write English fluently and communicate technical information to customers.

Responsabilidades

• Provide Level 2 technical support to resolve hardware and software issues on F5 products.
• Maintain clear communication with customers, including status and actions taken.
• Collaborate with engineering services to overcome technical challenges.
• Write and update internal/external knowledge articles.

Conocimientos

LAN/WAN

TCP/IP

DNS

SSL/TLS

Unix/Linux

VMware

Wireshark

Herramientas

OpenSSL

VMware

Redhat Linux

Descripción del empleo

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Powering and protecting applications We empower our customers—the world’s largest enterprises, service providers, financial and educational institutions, government entities, and consumer brands, to create, secure, and operate applications that deliver extraordinary digital experiences.

Overview of EMEA Technical Support Engineer role

Do you enjoy problem-solving? Are you inspired by helping organizations across the globe? If so, we have just the job for you. Join F5’s team of Network Support Engineers as we accelerate our efforts to power and protect applications of every description and across every conceivable environment. So, if you’ve got a curiosity to learn new technologies, a passion for troubleshooting and a desire to work with innovative technology solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Working as one of our team opens lots of career development opportunities and unlocks a multitude of domains to specialize in.

Your day-to-day activities will include:

• Providing Level 2 technical support to resolve hardware and software issues related to F5 products.
• Maintaining excellent customer communication, including project status, plan-of-actions, and resolution steps.
• Providing F5 customers and partners with a consistently high-quality support experience.
• Working with our tier three engineering services team to overcome technical challenges.
• Building strong working relationships with peers, partnering with engineers, managers, and related F5 departments.
• Writing and updating solution articles to share technical expertise internally and externally
• Handling multiple cases and prioritizing tasks based on customer and business needs.
• Following standards-based processes (as defined in our Quality Management System).
• Continuing your own professional development through participating in ongoing training on our products and related technologies.

The following experience and skills will help you succeed as a Support Engineer at F5:

• Customer support experience with enterprise-level corporate customers in production environments.
• Hands‑on technical experience with LAN/WAN operations (e.g., DNS, Open SSL, Cryptography, virtualization, etc.), Network Protocols, UNIX or Linux (e.g., Redhat) operating systems, as well as VMware or equivalent hypervisors and network hardware.
• Solid grasp of TCP/IP protocols and the OSI model.
• Understanding packet captures using Wireshark
• Knowledge of DNS and HTTP protocol in detail.
• Understating of SSL/TLS handshake
• Experience of Network Security (e.g., Web Application Security, AAA, VPN, DDoS, Malware, Application Firewalls, etc.).
• Ability to read, write and speak English fluently, including technical concepts and terminology.
• Able to communicate technical information to customers with varying levels of technical knowledge.
• Good analytical problem‑solving abilities.
• Attention to detail.

The following skills are nice to have but if you don’t have them, F5 will be happy to help you learn those in time :

• Experience or ability to grow expertise in Public/Private Cloud technologies (Microsoft, AWS, Google), NGINX, Programming/Scripting (JavaScript, Python, BASH, PERL, Node.JS), Containers (OpenStack, Docker, Velcro), Container Orchestration (Kubernetes) and/or Automation (Ansible, Git).
• Fluency in other languages.
• Experience with F5 technologies

Our Culture Watch this video from our CEO to learn more. Additional details on our culture can be found here: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/culture https://www.f5.com/company/diversity-inclusion #LI-AK1

The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change. Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [e-mail].

Hybrid: Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter. Remote: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed.

Together, we're building a better digital world. Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries. To continue this work, we need people like you—the best minds in the industry. We're committed to a unique, human-first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.