F5 Professional Services Consultant Ex Pat

C-Serv; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Job summary

C-Serv is seeking an experienced F5 Professional Services Consultant to manage key government contracts in Saudi Arabia. The role combines on-site and remote work, focusing on F5 product design, configuration, and deployment. Responsibilities include consulting, enhancing technical skills, and managing client relationships. A minimum of 5 years' experience in network or system infrastructure and proficiency in F5 technologies are required. Health insurance and competitive salary are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' relevant experience in network or system infrastructure architecture.
• At least 3 years' experience in customer-facing roles as a consultant or engineer.
• Proficient in advanced F5 modules like Viprion and iRules.

Responsibilities

• Enhance proficiency with F5 products through learning and formal training.
• Assume technical responsibilities including design, implementation, and deployment.
• Identify additional product or service opportunities within client organizations.

Skills

F5 product design

Technical expertise

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Tools

F5 LTM

F5 GTM

F5 DNS

iRules

F5 BIG-IP software

Job description

Job Overview

At C-Serv, we believe that our employees are key to our success. Our focus on fostering a collaborative environment and investing in professional development ensures our team members are equipped to deliver outstanding solutions. As part of our commitment, we provide extensive training and certification opportunities to empower you in your role.

Our core value is that "our people are our key asset."

The Opportunity

We are seeking a F5 Professional Services Consultant to join our team, managing key government contracts in the KSA. This role involves both on-site and remote work and targets individuals experienced in F5 product design, configuration, and deployment. You will leverage your analytical skills and technical knowledge to enhance service delivery and support a diverse range of clients. As a consultant, you will possess the confidence, technical expertise, and interpersonal skills needed to lead efforts in delivering exceptional technical solutions, guiding complex troubleshooting, and conducting thorough technology health checks.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Enhance your proficiency with F5 products and technologies through continuous self-directed learning and formal training
• Assume technical responsibilities including systems architecture definition, hardware/software specifications, design, implementation, testing, client training, and solution deployment
• Engage in consulting activities such as new installations, migrations, upgrades, configurations, iRules creation, security updates, and troubleshooting across various F5 product engagements
• Identify and capitalize on additional product or service opportunities within client organizations
• Cultivate strong relationships with partners and customers throughout project scoping, work development, delivery, integration, documentation, and follow-up
• Perform basic project management tasks including status reporting, time tracking, and expectation management regarding work product deliverables and associated risks
• Utilize F5 BIG-IP software for automation or orchestration of deployment tasks and architect cloud deployment strategies using related technologies
• Provide engineering expertise focused on application security, with an emphasis on L7 WAF capabilities and strategies to mitigate DoS and BOT attacks

Please note that this job description represents a general overview of responsibilities and requirements and may be subject to change.

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' relevant experience focusing on the architecture and design of network or system infrastructure, including performance and management
• At least 3 years' experience in customer-facing roles as a consultant or engineer
• Proficient in working with F5 LTM, GTM, DNS, alongside advanced modules like Viprion and iRules for 3 years
• Experience with configuring AFM with IP intelligence (IPI) is essential
• Valid F5 certifications such as 101, 201, 301a, 301b, and 302 or above will be advantageous
• Strong understanding of OSI layers 5 to 7 interactions
• Familiarity with web technologies such as HTTP protocol, SSL certificates, and web server administration, including Apache or Microsoft Internet Information Services

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary paid in SAR, along with Health Insurance for your family.