Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Dice is seeking a Principal Network Engineer specializing in F5 technologies for a contract role. The primary focus of this position is to lead the assessment and migration planning for an upgrade across multiple data centers, ensuring high availability and effective documentation throughout the process.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment and migration planning for F5 i-Series to R-Series platform upgrade across 6 devices in two data centers
• Support the design and implementation of an Always-On VPN solution using F5 Access Policy Manager (APM) APM is already live in the environment; client endpoints are laptops using Edge Client
• Consult on Active/Active and High Availability (HA) architecture designs for workloads (HA architecture direction is being led by a distinguished engineer and requires F5 SME input)
• Install, configure, and validate the F5 Application Study Tool for traffic discovery and migration planning support
• Shore up and produce architecture documentation the environment is partially documented and this resource is expected to improve documentation quality as a PE replacement
• Collaborate with existing F5 engineers and network/security stakeholders for knowledge transfer and implementation validation
• Plan and execute configuration activities within available change windows, accounting for freeze periods
• Deliver implementation runbooks, design documentation, and operational handoff materials

Skills

• Expert-level F5 BIG-IP administration, architecture, and troubleshooting (LTM, TMOS)
• Demonstrated experience with F5 i-Series to R-Series migration and platform modernization
• F5 Access Policy Manager (APM) expertise VPN design, Always-On configuration, Edge Client
• High Availability and Active/Active architecture design experience
• Strong networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, routing, HTTP/HTTPS, TLS/SSL, certificate management
• Experience deploying and operating the F5 Application Study Tool
• Ability to produce technical documentation, runbooks, and conduct knowledge transfer independently
• GTM / BIG-IP DNS design and traffic management experience
• F5 SSL Orchestrator (SSLO) and/or Advanced WAF experience
• Automation experience with Ansible or Terraform
• F5 professional certifications (F5-CA, CTS, or CSE)

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