Hybrid Seattle Network Engineer I - Automation & Ops

Ffive; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking an Entry-Level Network Engineer to support enterprise-scale infrastructure in a global production environment. You will gain hands-on experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and automating network services within the F5 Digital organization.

This Seattle-based role is hybrid and exclusive to candidates who completed the F5 Summer 2026 Internship Program and received an invitation to apply for a return role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Fundamental networking knowledge (TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, DHCP).
• Familiarity with Ansible, Terraform, and Python scripting.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-driven environment.

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 fundamentals

Cybersecurity basics

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Python

Job description

F5 is seeking an Entry-Level Network Engineer to support enterprise-scale infrastructure in a global production environment. You will gain hands-on experience monitoring, troubleshooting, and automating network services within the F5 Digital organization.

This Seattle-based role is hybrid and exclusive to candidates who completed the F5 Summer 2026 Internship Program and received an invitation to apply for a return role.