F5 SME

Key Responsibilities

F5 Architecture & Engineering

Design, deploy, and maintain F5 BIG-IP solutions utilizing LTM, APM, and ASM modules.

Architect high-availability load-balancing solutions, including active/standby.

Develop and optimize iRules/iApps to enhance traffic management, security, and custom application workflows.

Implement SSL offloading, SSL bridging, certificate management, and TLS security best practices.

Traffic Management & Performance Optimization

Configure advanced load-balancing features, health monitors, persistence profiles, SNAT/PAT, and traffic shaping.

Optimize application delivery for performance, reliability, and scalability.

Conduct capacity planning, performance tuning, and system optimization.

Access Control & Authentication (APM)

Design and maintain APM policies including SSO, MFA, SAML, OAuth, and LDAP/AD integrations.

Implement Zero Trust remote access solutions, VPN customization, and secure identity-based access workflows.

Troubleshoot authentication, policy evaluation, and session-related issues.

Application Security (ASM)

Implement and manage WAF policies, attack signatures, bot protection, and L7 security features.

Perform application onboarding, policy tuning, false-positive analysis, and threat mitigation.

Integrate ASM with SIEM/SOC workflows and security incident response processes.

Operations, Troubleshooting & Support

Provide L3 support for complex F5 and application delivery issues.

Perform root-cause analysis for traffic, performance, security, and connectivity problems.

Support change management, patching, upgrades, and proactive health assessments.

Maintain documentation, runbooks, configuration baselines, and DR/BCP strategies.

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years of experience i n F5 BIG-IP (LTM/APM/ASM) engineering, deployment, and operations.

Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS, DNS, SSL/TLS, VPN, routing, switching, VLANs, and firewall concepts.

Hands-on experience with iRules (TCL).

In-depth understanding of application architectures: web, API, microservices, cloud/hybrid.

Experience integrating F5 with identity solutions (ADFS, Azure AD, Okta, Ping, etc.).

Familiarity with security frameworks such as OWASP Top 10, NIST, Zero Trust, and PCI.

Preferred Qualifications

F5 Certifications

F5-CA (BIG-IP Administrator)

F5-CTS (LTM/APM/ASM Specialist)

F5-CE is a plus

Soft Skills

Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Strong documentation and communication abilities.

Ability to lead projects, mentor junior engineers, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Strong focus on security, reliability, and operational exce

F5 SME