Hybrid Network Engineer I - Seattle (Entry-Level)

F5 Networks, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Seattle in-office collaboration

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an entry-level Network Engineer to support enterprise-scale infrastructure in a global production environment through the return program.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and automating network services, collaborating with senior engineers, and contributing to reliability and performance. This role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities to grow within the F5 Digital organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Strong foundational understanding of networking technologies and protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP, etc.).
• Familiarity with automation tools (Ansible, Terraform) and/or Python scripting language.

Responsibilities

• Support and maintain enterprise network infrastructure (routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers).
• Monitor and analyze network traffic and performance metrics to identify optimization opportunities.
• Support configuration management and change control processes.
• Contribute to network automation initiatives using industry-standard tools.
• Maintain accurate documentation and network topology diagrams.
• Respond to and resolve network-related incidents and service requests.
• Participate in knowledge-sharing sessions and collaborative problem-solving with the team.
• Support the deployment and monitoring of network services in production environments.

Skills

Networking basics

TCP/IP

DNS

DHCP

Automation tools

Python

Cybersecurity basics

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an entry-level Network Engineer to support enterprise-scale infrastructure in a global production environment through the return program.

You will gain hands-on experience in monitoring, troubleshooting, and automating network services, collaborating with senior engineers, and contributing to reliability and performance. This role offers a hybrid work model and opportunities to grow within the F5 Digital organization.