F5 BIG-IP Engineer: High-Availability & Security

Southern Company; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company is seeking an IT Infrastructure Analyst – F5 Engineer to design, implement, and optimize F5 BIG-IP ADS across our IT environment in the Southeast. You will manage virtual servers, TLS offload, iRules, and health monitors to ensure high availability and security.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, collaboration with network and security teams, on-call support, and the ability to translate requirements into scalable BIG-IP solutions; emphasis on automation and documentation.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS is desired or equivalent work experience.
• Knowledge of application and network technologies and processes.
• Understanding of security policies and industry best practices.
• Strong communication and influence skills to encourage adoption of standards.
• General knowledge of information technologies used within the system and new technologies.
• Ability to manage priorities, meet schedules and deliver commitments.
• Ability to negotiate with and influence others.
• Ability to build relationships and work in a team atmosphere as well as independently.
• Ability to provide and accept feedback.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Professional oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Configuring, managing, creating and troubleshooting F5 BIG-IP application delivery components, virtual servers, pools, SSL certificates, iRules, profiles, and health monitors.
• Collaborate with customers to translate ambiguous requirements into scalable BIG-IP solutions, by recommending appropriate virtual server type, monitors, profiles, SSL configurations, and policies.
• Respond to and resolve incidents within defined SLAs, including on-call/after-hours support.
• Assist with cross-functional troubleshooting to identify causes, including issues outside the BIG-IP.
• Ability to perform and read packet captures to diagnose issues.
• Configure applications using cloud-based WAF solutions or on-premises F5 APM/ASM policies.
• Routinely audit Big-IP objects and perform cleanup when necessary.
• Perform TMOS, and F5OS software upgrades, and hotfix application.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP AS3 Extension and CIS operator, including building, updating, and validating declarative configurations in enterprise environments.
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams on deployment and integration projects.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including network diagrams and standard operating procedures.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Troubleshooting

Prioritization

Influence

Teamwork

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS

Tools

F5 BIG-IP

AS3 Extension

TMOS

F5OS

iRules

CIS operator

Job description

Southern Company is seeking an IT Infrastructure Analyst – F5 Engineer to design, implement, and optimize F5 BIG-IP ADS across our IT environment in the Southeast. You will manage virtual servers, TLS offload, iRules, and health monitors to ensure high availability and security.

The role requires strong troubleshooting, collaboration with network and security teams, on-call support, and the ability to translate requirements into scalable BIG-IP solutions; emphasis on automation and documentation.