F5

F5

Senior Network Engineer

Seattle · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$180k-$269kDetected 6 days ago
PythoniOSGitAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsAnsibleCI/CDCybersecurityNetwork SecurityIncident ResponseVendor ManagementProcurementHRISTest AutomationTCP/IPFirewallVPNBGP/OSPFLoad BalancingNetwork EngineeringLeadershipCommunication

About the role

  • You will work closely with Architecture, Product, Security, Compliance, and Operations teams to ensure our global backbone, data center networks, cloud connectivity, and FedRAMP environments remain secure, resilient, automated, compliant, and well-documented.

Responsibilities

  • Network Design & Implementation
  • Engineer, build, operate, and deliver network solutions for global data centers, cloud platforms, FedRAMP-authorized environments, build environments, and product connectivity needs.
  • Engineer and optimize routing for a global IP backbone, including multi-region route propagation, redundancy, and traffic-engineering strategies.
  • Engineer, build, and operate scalable, highly available L3 topologies using BGP, OSPF, and robust routing policy (communities, AS-path manipulation, MED/local-pref tuning, ECMP, route-reflector hierarchy).
  • Develop and maintain automated provisioning, configuration, compliance, and validation pipelines using Python, Ansible/AWX, and Git-driven CI/CD workflows, including FedRAMP configuration baselines.
  • Lead or support major incident response when needed, including FedRAMP-relevant incident handling, escalation, and reporting procedures.
  • Remediate vulnerabilities and maintain compliance across network OS versions, configurations, firmware, and security posture in coordination with Security and Compliance teams.

Requirements

  • 10+ years in network engineering with experience in large-scale, multi-region, and global routing environments.
  • Education & Experience
  • Experience engineering, operating, or supporting FedRAMP Moderate and/or High environments is strongly preferred.

Nice to have

  • Design and implement secure network segmentation, boundary controls, and traffic isolation required for FedRAMP Moderate/High environments.
  • Operate networks in accordance with FedRAMP continuous monitoring requirements, including configuration drift detection, vulnerability mitigation, and audit readiness.
  • Troubleshoot complex routing, TCP, and connectivity issues using tools such as netcat, ping/ICMP, logs, and packet captures.
  • Execute changes, upgrades, and migrations safely using structured procedures (MOPs), documented approvals, automated workflows, and validated rollback mechanisms.
  • Engineer enhancements, new capabilities, and service-driven connectivity features supporting product, platform evolution, and FedRAMP boundary services.
  • Replace manual operational steps with automated workflows incorporating pre/post-checks, compliance gates, evidence collection, and safe-rollback logic.
  • Test new network OS versions, automation logic, routing changes, and security controls in controlled environments prior to production and FedRAMP deployment.
  • Conduct capacity planning across links, devices, cloud gateways, backbone segments, routing domains, and FedRAMP boundary components.

Skills

  • Strong operational and engineering experience with JunOS (MX, QFX, SRX preferred).
  • Proficiency with additional network OS platforms (e.g., EOS, NX-OS, IOS-XE) is a plus.
  • Strong troubleshooting across routing, switching, TCP/IP, asymmetric paths, latency, packet loss, MTU/fragmentation, and QoS behaviors.
  • Experienced with hybrid cloud and cloud-native networking across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
  • Hands-on automation skills using Python, Ansible/AWX, configuration templating, Git workflows, and automated testing/validation pipelines.
  • Strong understanding of network security controls, boundary protection, encryption, logging, and segmentation concepts required for FedRAMP.
  • Familiarity with firewalls, VPNs, DDoS mitigation, IDS/IPS, and NIST 800-53-based security frameworks.
  • Soft Skills
  • Strong incident leadership skills, able to coordinate cross-functional teams under pressure.
  • Ability to mentor and elevate peers and junior engineers.
  • Effective in fast-paced environments with competing priorities and regulatory constraints.
  • Strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and continuous-improvement mindset.

Compensation

  • $179,500.00 - $269,300.00
  • F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5's differing products, industries, and lines of business.
  • The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
  • You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits.

Benefits

  • https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits.
  • F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
  • This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination.

Company info

  • At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life.
  • Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world.
  • We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
  • Everything we do centers around people.
  • That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better.
  • And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Equal opportunity

  • It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws.
  • F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates.
  • Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary.
  • F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job.
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