Lead the design and implementation of a zero trust network architecture, integrating network segmentation strategies to minimize lateral movement and reduce security risks.
Evolve the corporate network by assessing existing infrastructure and recommending future-state network topologies that align with business and security objectives, and center designs around F5 products and services where appropriate.
Architect a hybrid network to seamlessly integrate on-premise environments with public cloud platforms (AWS and Azure), with a strong focus on security, scalability and resilience.
Optimize network performance through efficient routing, traffic optimization, and load balancing using F5 technologies and advanced network design practices.
Establish secure design principles for the network engineering team to leverage when executing on architecture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
10 + years of experience in enterprise network architecture and administration, with a successful track record of designing, implementing, and optimizing network solutions.
Expertise configuring and managing Palo Alto firewalls and security technologies, including Prisma Access and GlobalProtect.
Proficiency with F5 technologies, especially BIG-IP and Distributed Cloud.
In-depth experience with cloud networking services in AWS and Azure.
Proven experience designing and implementing zero trust network architectures and network segmentation strategies.
Strong knowledge of advanced network security solutions, such as secure web gateways, CASB, and DLP tools.
Expert understanding of network protocols, architectures, and technologies (e.g., SD-WAN, VPN, BGP, DNS, VLANs, IPsec).
Understanding of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) tools and how they apply to diverse, hybrid environments.
Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible, as well as scripting languages such as Python, to automate networking configurations and policies.

Benefits

More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.

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Hard skills

network architecturenetwork segmentationzero trust network architecturecloud networking servicesnetwork security solutionsnetwork protocolsInfrastructure-as-Codescripting languagestraffic optimizationload balancing