Senior F5 BIG-IP Engineer | Cloud Security & Automation

IDR, Inc.; Englewood (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Full benefits (Medical, Vision, Dental

Industry-leading organization

Job summary

IDR, Inc. in Englewood, CO is seeking a Senior F5 Engineer to manage and optimize a large F5 BIG-IP environment, enhancing application delivery, security, and reliability across a distributed, cloud-integrated enterprise.

You will develop iRules, tune WAF/ASM policies, support SaaS/cloud security initiatives, and mentor junior engineers while advancing automation with Python, Ansible, and Git.

This role offers a competitive compensation package and full benefits within a respected organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years supporting medium to large enterprise network/infrastructure environments with deep, hands-on F5 BIG-IP experience (LTM, DNS/GTM, WAF/ASM, SSL offload, DR/BC)
• Experience developing F5 iRules (Tcl) and performing WAF/ASM policy tuning and optimization
• Familiarity with F5 Distributed Cloud and SaaS-based WAF/security services in modern enterprise environments
• Experience with infrastructure automation tools (Python and/or Ansible and/or Git) plus strong networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, SSL/TLS, DNS)

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on administration, optimization, and operational support of an enterprise F5 BIG-IP environment
• Enhance availability, performance, and security for mission-critical applications through load balancing, SSL/TLS, and WAF best practices
• Develop and maintain F5 iRules and tune WAF/ASM policies to meet evolving application needs
• Support modernization efforts that integrate SaaS and cloud-based security/application delivery capabilities
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to standards-based engineering practices and continuous improvement

Skills

F5 BIG-IP

LTM

DNS/GTM

WAF/ASM

SSL offload

iRules (Tcl)

Python

Ansible

Git

TCP/IP networking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

Ansible

Git

Job description

IDR, Inc. in Englewood, CO is seeking a Senior F5 Engineer to manage and optimize a large F5 BIG-IP environment, enhancing application delivery, security, and reliability across a distributed, cloud-integrated enterprise.

You will develop iRules, tune WAF/ASM policies, support SaaS/cloud security initiatives, and mentor junior engineers while advancing automation with Python, Ansible, and Git.

This role offers a competitive compensation package and full benefits within a respected organization.