Senior F5 Administrator - Jeddah, KSA

DeepSource Technologies

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

DeepSource Technologies is a network & security expert company seeking a dedicated Engineer to lead firewall, DNS, and load balancer governance across HQ and disaster recovery data centers in Riyadh. You will optimize F5 BIG-IP configurations, clean up unused IPs, and ensure changes preserve high availability and security posture.

Collaborating with application, SOC, and operations teams, you will validate changes, document policies and rollback plans, and support audit, compliance, and risk

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Certifications such as CCNP Security, F5‑CA/CTS, NSE, or equivalent are preferred.

Responsibilities

Perform firewall and load balancer governance across HQ and DR data centers, ensuring HA/DR alignment.
Review, validate, and optimize firewall policies, DNS records, and IP allocations.
Coordinate with application, SOC, and operations teams to implement changes securely and auditablely.
Document changes, risks, rollback plans, and compliance-related actions.

Skills

F5 BIG-IP/LTM

Firewall & NAT mgmt

Network security architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT/related

Tools

F5 BIG-IP (LTM)

Job description

Deep technical experience on F5 advanced WAF
Identify and clean up unused or orphaned IP addresses on F5 BIG-IP load balancers to improve performance, efficiency, and manageability.
Review, validate, and remove unused, duplicate, or obsolete firewall policies across HQ and DR data centers while maintaining security posture and compliance.
Ensure firewall and load balancer changes are aligned with high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) requirements.

Network & Security Assessment

Perform a comprehensive assessment of all devices, applications, databases, and network components using public IP addresses.
Analyze application, service, and security dependencies to determine the potential impact of IP, firewall, and load balancer changes.
Classify firewall rules and DNS‑related entries based on criticality, usage, activity level, and business relevance.

IP Addressing & DNS Governance

Develop detailed cleanup and migration plans including sequencing, timelines, backups, and rollback procedures.
Design and allocate private IP address ranges, ensuring compatibility with existing network and security architecture.
Assess and analyze DNS records to identify unused, outdated, or invalid entries related to applications and security controls.
Remove or update invalid, obsolete, or unnecessary DNS records while ensuring no impact on applications or end users.

Secure Execution & Validation

Execute cleanup and migration activities in a secure, controlled, and auditable manner, ensuring uninterrupted service continuity.
Coordinate with application, systems, SOC, and operations teams to align firewall rules, NAT, routing, DNS, and access controls.
Perform post-change testing and validation to confirm service availability, security enforcement, and performance stability.

Governance, Review & Documentation

Establish periodic review procedures for firewall rules, F5 configurations, IP addressing, and DNS records to ensure ongoing accuracy and security.
Ensure cleanup activities do not negatively impact applications, services, or end users.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for all activities, including changes implemented, issues encountered, root cause analysis, and approved remediation actions.
Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements through proper documentation and change tracking.
Strong hands‑on experience with firewalls (NGFW), security policies, NAT, and access control management.
Proven expertise in F5 BIG‑IP (LTM), including VIPs, Self‑IPs, SNATs, and HA configurations.
Solid understanding of enterprise IP addressing, DNS, routing, and network security architecture.
Experience operating in HQ / DR, high‑availability, and mission‑critical environments.
Strong knowledge of change management, rollback planning, and risk mitigation.

Education & Certifications (Preferred)

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
Certifications such as CCNP Security, F5‑CA/CTS, NSE, or equivalent are high

DeepSource Technologies

Agile, Transparent, People-Centric, IT Services Company

DeepSource Technologies specializes in connecting businesses with top multilingual IT and AI talent, providing tailored solutions to drive innovation and digital transformation.

IT Services and IT Consulting Professional Services

Company size 51–200 employees

Company type Partnership Founded 2020

Total funding 0

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