System Administrator II (Big-IP F5)

About the role

This position plays a critical role in our nation’s defense through the operation, management, and defense of the Air Force portion of the Department of Defense (DoD) Information Network (DoDIN).

Responsibilities

• Manage application integration designs around application logic and authentication configuration (session management, application redirects, rewrites, migration scenarios, app routing, CAC/PIV authentication).
• Support, troubleshoot, and configure SSL intercept/inspection, web certificates, certificate management, PKI Certificate Authority (CA) bundles, private/public keys.
• Install, configure, and administer Big IP F5 Platform Suite referencing Web Applications with Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and Access Policy Manager (APM) services.
• Install and patch Big IP F5 systems, and document DISA Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIGs) checklists.
• Design and administrator load balancing strategies/ techniques, in application switching / traffic management, knowledge of persistence, and SSL certificates.
• Create and maintain documentation detailing architecture components, configurations, monitoring & alerting setup, troubleshooting guides, and checklists.
• Notify appropriate Information Technical Equipment Custodian (ITEC) or Property Custodian (PC), in writing, within 4 hours for all accountable item moves.
• Neatly bundle and conceal all excess system or peripheral cabling after each installation or repair.
• Support the development, testing, and implementation of solutions and best practice methodologies that enable the prioritization of uptime by implementing failover and high availability configurations with two-person integrity (TPI) ensuring maximum amount of uninterrupted network operations.
• Support the essential tasks, Situational Awareness (SA), and Command and Control (C2) that comprise the operational framework that comprises NetOps.
• Support the following essential NetOps tasks: DoDIN Enterprise Management (EM), DoDIN Network Defense (DoDNetD), and DoDIN Web Content Management.
• Perform other system administration related tasks, as assigned.

Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Certification Requirements: Security+ or DoDD 8140 IAT-II equivalent and one of the following certifications: F5 Certified Technology Specialist (F5-CTS) – Local Traffic Manager (LTM) or F5-CTS- Access Policy Manager (APM) or F5 BIG-IP Certified Administrator.
• Years of Experience: 5+ years of professional experience with Big IP F5 products performing systems administration.

Qualifications

• Travel: Yes (less than 10%).
• Security Clearance Required: Secret.

Skills

• System Administration
• Network Management
• Load Balancing
• SSL Interception
• PKI Management
• Application Integration
• Documentation Creation
• Failover and High Availability Configurations
• Command and Control (C2)
• Enterprise Management (EM)
• Network Defense (DoDNetD)
• Web Content Management

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$75,000 - $82,500

Schedule

Full Time

Work Location

Montgomery, AL (Gunter Annex)