F5 BIG-IP Infrastructure Engineer

Southern Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Company IT Infrastructure Analyst – F5 Engineer role focusing on configuring, maintaining, and optimizing F5 BIG-IP ADCs to ensure high availability, performance, and security of critical applications.

The position requires strong troubleshooting, security policy knowledge, and collaboration with network, security, and application teams. On-call support and detailed documentation are part of the responsibilities.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS or equivalent work experience.
• Understanding of security policies and industry best practices.
• Experience with F5 BIG-IP and application delivery concepts.

Responsibilities

• Configuring, managing, creating and troubleshooting F5 BIG-IP components, virtual servers, pools, SSL certificates, iRules, profiles, and health monitors.
• Collaborate with customers to translate 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

Networking concepts

Security policies

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Prioritization & time management

Troubleshooting

Education

BS/BA in Computer Science or MIS

Tools

F5 BIG-IP

iRules / SSL offloading

F5 AS3 Extension

WAF / security policies

Job description

Southern Company IT Infrastructure Analyst – F5 Engineer role focusing on configuring, maintaining, and optimizing F5 BIG-IP ADCs to ensure high availability, performance, and security of critical applications.

The position requires strong troubleshooting, security policy knowledge, and collaboration with network, security, and application teams. On-call support and detailed documentation are part of the responsibilities.