F5 Network Engineer - Banking Client
Posted Today by Jobserve
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London
Summary: The F5 Network Engineer role involves working with a leading banking client to design, implement, support, and automate F5 load balancing solutions within a critical infrastructure. The position requires collaboration with various teams and leadership of a small onshore engineering team while managing offshore resources. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in network engineering, particularly with F5 technologies, and will focus on delivering scalable and secure network services. This is a long-term contract position based in London with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, configure, and support F5 LTM and GTM solutions across enterprise environments.
- Manage and mentor a team of 4-5 onshore engineers while coordinating with offshore teams.
- Work with solution architects and application teams to deliver scalable and resilient load balancing solutions.
- Perform testing, certification, and deployment of new F5 hardware and software releases.
- Troubleshoot complex networking and application delivery issues, acting as a senior escalation point.
- Develop automation for infrastructure deployment and management using Python and Ansible.
- Improve platform performance, stability, and operational efficiency through automation and best practices.
- Produce clear technical documentation and ensure environments are well monitored and supportable.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
Key Skills:
- 5-8 years of experience in Network Engineering with strong expertise in F5 technologies.
- Hands-on experience with F5 LTM, GTM, TMSH, iControl APIs, and iRules.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including:
- TCP/IP
- HTTP/HTTPS
- SSL/TLS
- DNS
- BGP
- Routing & Switching
- Experience automating infrastructure using Python, Ansible, Shell scripting, or similar tools.
- Good Linux command-line administration skills.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Salary (Rate): £550/Day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Job Title: F5 Network Engineer - Banking Client
Location: London (Hybrid - 3 days per week onsite)
Duration: 6Months+
Rate: 550GBP/Day Inside IR35
About the RoleWe are looking for an experienced F5 Network Engineer to join a leading banking client on a long-term contract. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, supporting, and automating enterprise F5 load balancing solutions across a large-scale, business-critical infrastructure.You will work closely with solution architects, application teams, operations, and infrastructure engineers to deliver highly available, secure, and scalable network services. This role also involves leading a small onshore engineering team (4-5 engineers) while overseeing a larger offshore delivery team.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, configure, and support F5 LTM and GTM solutions across enterprise environments.
- Manage and mentor a team of 4-5 onshore engineers while coordinating with offshore teams.
- Work with solution architects and application teams to deliver scalable and resilient load balancing solutions.
- Perform testing, certification, and deployment of new F5 hardware and software releases.
- Troubleshoot complex networking and application delivery issues, acting as a senior escalation point.
- Develop automation for infrastructure deployment and management using Python and Ansible.
- Improve platform performance, stability, and operational efficiency through automation and best practices.
- Produce clear technical documentation and ensure environments are well monitored and supportable.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5-8 years of experience in Network Engineering with strong expertise in F5 technologies.
- Hands-on experience with F5 LTM, GTM, TMSH, iControl APIs, and iRules.
- Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including:
- TCP/IP
- HTTP/HTTPS
- SSL/TLS
- DNS
- BGP
- Routing & Switching
- Experience automating infrastructure using Python, Ansible, Shell scripting, or similar tools.
- Good Linux command-line administration skills.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Desirable Skills
- Experience with Cisco, Arista, or other enterprise networking platforms.
- Knowledge of distributed web applications and application delivery infrastructure.
- Exposure to virtualization and container technologies (VMware, Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of CI/CD, SDLC, version control (Git), and deployment tools.
- F5, Cisco, or other relevant industry certifications.