Senior F5 Engineer - Contract - Onsite

Pro development Group; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A tech solutions company in South Africa is seeking a highly skilled F5 Engineer. This role involves maintaining a secure F5 environment and ensuring operational stability across the region. The ideal candidate has F5 certification, extensive experience in troubleshooting, and strong ITSM knowledge. Responsibilities include monitoring and incident resolution, leading changes, and supporting service continuity through after-hours availability.

Qualifications

• 8 years' experience in successful F5 implementations and troubleshooting in production environments.
• Strong understanding of ITSM processes and experience using Remedy.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime and after-hours support.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the stability, security, and availability of the F5 environment through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and incident resolution.
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes, collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Provide expert-level support for the F5 estate, including troubleshooting and resolving complex issues.
• Operate within the IT Service Management framework, utilizing Remedy.
• Engage in crisis management calls as needed to support rapid incident resolution.

Skills

F5 Technologies: Expertise in F5 BIG-IP modules including LTM (Local Traffic Manager)

Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in iRules

Networking: Strong understanding of TCP / IP, routing, switching, VLANs and load balancing concepts

Security: Experience with SSL / TLS offloading and certificate management

Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalent for performance monitoring and log analysis

Cloud & Virtualization: Exposure to cloud environments (AWS) and virtualized F5 deployments (VE)

Troubleshooting Tools: Skilled in packet capture and analysis using tools like Wireshark or tcpdump

Operating Systems: TMOS (Latest Versions) and VLOS

Education

Matric and a Tertiary Qualification

F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA)

Job description

Overview

A highly skilled and experienced F5 Engineer to support the day-to-day operations of our F5 environment. This role is critical in maintaining a secure and highly available infrastructure across South Africa and the broader Africa Region.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the stability, security, and availability of the F5 environment through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and incident resolution.
• Lead the planning and implementation of changes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions aligned with business requirements and technical standards.
• Provide expert-level support for the F5 estate, including troubleshooting and resolving complex issues in production environments.
• Operate within the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework, utilizing Remedy for managing Change, Incident, and Problem Management processes.
• Participate in a standby / on-call rotation and be available for after-hours maintenance and change deployments to ensure service continuity.
• Engage in crisis management calls as needed to support rapid incident resolution.

Requirements

• Matric and a Tertiary Qualification
• F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA)
• BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
• 8 years' experience in successful F5 implementations and troubleshooting in production environments
• Strong understanding of ITSM processes and experience using Remedy.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime and after-hours support.

Skills

• F5 Technologies: Expertise in F5 BIG-IP modules including LTM (Local Traffic Manager)
• Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in iRules
• Networking: Strong understanding of TCP / IP, routing, switching, VLANs and load balancing concepts
• Security: Experience with SSL / TLS offloading and certificate management
• Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalent for performance monitoring and log analysis
• Cloud & Virtualization: Exposure to cloud environments (AWS) and virtualized F5 deployments (VE)
• Troubleshooting Tools: Skilled in packet capture and analysis using tools like Wireshark or tcpdump
• Operating Systems: TMOS (Latest Versions) and VLOS