Principal Network Engineer - F5
About the role
The F5 Principal Network Engineer at Early Warning acts as a subject matter expert to mentor and support team members on network planning, engineering, and operational support. This role is responsible for operating, performing, and ensuring compliance of the Early Warning network.
Responsibilities
- Develop and review current structure and plan for next generation network solutions.
- Be the technical go-to resource for network solutions, providing direction and mentorship to team members.
- Ensure performance and availability meet business Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
- Create and maintain network standards and baselines.
- Maintain highest levels of network protection from disasters.
- Collaborate with various internal groups and external vendors to ensure all installations meet specifications, resolving issues as they arise.
- Analyze the needs of the organization and translate requirements into detailed technical specifications.
- Support the company's commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.
Requirements
- Education and experience typically obtained through completion of a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or another related field.
- 12 or more years of progressive expert-level experience in network design, implementation, and support.
- Demonstrated experience leading network projects, including large-scale data center migrations.
- Experience leading network projects including large-scale data center migrations.
- Design and maintain advanced F5 iRules, policies, and traffic management solutions supporting application availability, authentication, security, SSL offload, and performance optimization.
- Lead implementation and support of global and local load balancing solutions including F5 GTM/DNS, Infoblox DTC, AWS ALB/ELB, Route53, and external DNS provider solutions to support resiliency and disaster recovery objectives.
- Develop and maintain enterprise DNS solutions and standards, ensuring high availability, security compliance, and integration across hybrid cloud and multi-data center environments.
- Provide engineering leadership for application delivery and cloud networking initiatives, partnering across infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver scalable hybrid network solutions.
- Hands-on experience implementing and administering network devices, setting and maintaining policies and rights within a network environment.
- Extensive knowledge with the following equipment or disciplines: firewalls, load balancers, Cisco network switches, Cisco routers, Cisco VPN, Juniper equipment, Linux/Windows servers, telecom services, data center technologies, securing local and remote networks, routing protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and common network monitoring and security utilities.
- A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking.
- Strong technical background to include experience with routing and switching technologies and extensive knowledge of TCP/IP protocols.
- Demonstrated successful experience designing disaster recovery/business continuity network solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver compelling and persuasive presentations.
- Strong business acumen and customer service skills.
Qualifications
- Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Typically 12 or more years of progressive expert-level experience in network design, implementation, and support.
- Demonstrated experience leading network projects, including large-scale data center migrations.
- Experience leading network projects including large-scale data center migrations.
- Design and maintain advanced F5 iRules, policies, and traffic management solutions supporting application availability, authentication, security, SSL offload, and performance optimization.
- Lead implementation and support of global and local load balancing solutions including F5 GTM/DNS, Infoblox DTC, AWS ALB/ELB, Route53, and external DNS provider solutions to support resiliency and disaster recovery objectives.
- Develop and maintain enterprise DNS solutions and standards, ensuring high availability, security compliance, and integration across hybrid cloud and multi-data center environments.
- Provide engineering leadership for application delivery and cloud networking initiatives, partnering across infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver scalable hybrid network solutions.
- Hands-on experience implementing and administering network devices, setting and maintaining policies and rights within a network environment.
- Extensive knowledge with the following equipment or disciplines: firewalls, load balancers, Cisco network switches, Cisco routers, Cisco VPN, Juniper equipment, Linux/Windows servers, telecom services, data center technologies, securing local and remote networks, routing protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and common network monitoring and security utilities.
- A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking.
- Strong technical background to include experience with routing and switching technologies and extensive knowledge of TCP/IP protocols.
- Demonstrated successful experience designing disaster recovery/business continuity network solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create and deliver compelling and persuasive presentations.
- Strong business acumen and customer service skills.
Skills
- Firewalls
- Load Balancers
- Cisco network switches
- Cisco routers
- Cisco VPN
- Juniper equipment
- Linux/Windows servers
- Telecom Services
- Data Center Technologies
- Securing Local and Remote Networks
- Routing Protocols (i.e., BGP, OSPF, EIGRP)
- Common Network Monitoring and Security Utilities
- OSI Network Model
- Ethernet
- TCP/IP Networking
- Routing and Switching Technologies
- Extensive Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols
- Disaster Recovery/ Business Continuity Network Solutions
- Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Business Acumen and Customer Service Skills
Benefits
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans with company contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) or flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for commuting, health, and dependent care expenses.
- A 100% Company Safe Harbor Match on your first 6% deferral in the 401(k) Retirement Plan.
- Flexible Time Off for Exempt (salaried) employees, as well as generous PTO for Non-Exempt (hourly) employees, plus 11 paid company holidays and a paid volunteer day.
- 12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave.
- Maven Family Planning – provides support throughout your parenting journey, including egg freezing, fertility, adoption, surrogacy, pregnancy, postpartum, early pediatrics, and returning to work.
- And much more!
Pay
The base pay scale for this position in Phoenix, AZ/Chicago, IL is $172,000 - $215,000, and in San Francisco, CA is $206,000 - $258,000. Additionally, candidates are eligible for a discretionary incentive plan and benefits. This pay scale is subject to change and is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific candidate, which is always dependent on legitimate factors considered at the time of job offer.
Company Commitment
Early Warning Services takes into consideration a variety of factors when determining a competitive salary offer, including, but not limited to, the job scope, market rates and geographic location of a position, candidate’s education, experience, training, and specialized skills or certification(s) in relation to the job requirements and compared with internal equity (peers).
Physical Requirements
Working conditions consist of a normal office environment. Work is primarily sedentary and requires extensive use of a computer and involves sitting for periods of approximately four hours. Work may require occasional standing, walking, kneeling, and reaching. Must be able to lift 10 pounds occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently. Requires visual acuity and dexterity to view, prepare, and manipulate documents and office equipment including personal computers. Requires the ability to communicate with internal and/or external customers.