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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. \nEverything 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.\nPosition Title: Senior Network Engineer\nDepartment: Network Engineering\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a Senior Network Engineer who brings deep technical expertise, sound operational judgment, and the ability to deliver reliable, scalable network services across multi-region and global environments, including regulated and compliant FedRAMP-authorized platforms. This role is primarily operations-focused, encompassing ownership of day-to-day network reliability, performance, and incident response, while also incorporating engineering and build responsibilities as required-such as evolving routing architectures, developing and maintaining automation pipelines, troubleshooting complex network behaviors, and executing major initiatives across data centers and cloud platforms.\nBeyond technical capability, we are looking for the right cultural fit: someone who embodies our core expectation to \"be kind\" -a teammate who collaborates openly, communicates respectfully, supports others, and contributes to a positive, inclusive engineering culture.\nYou 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. You will be empowered to own meaningful problems end-to-end, influence design patterns, and mentor engineers across the organization.\nKey Responsibilities\nNetwork Design & Implementation\nEngineer, build, operate, and deliver network solutions for global data centers, cloud platforms, FedRAMP-authorized environments, build environments, and product connectivity needs. \nEngineer and optimize routing for a global IP backbone, including multi-region anycast and unicast route propagation, redundancy, and traffic-engineering strategies. \nEngineer, 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). \nDesign and implement secure network segmentation, boundary controls, and traffic isolation required for FedRAMP Moderate/High environments. \nImplement hybrid and cloud-native routing across AWS/Azure/GCP using Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, VPN, Transit Gateway, Virtual WAN, and cloud router constructs - ensuring alignment with FedRAMP architectures and security control requirements. \nDevelop and maintain automated provisioning, configuration, compliance, and validation pipelines using Python, Ansible/AWX, and Git-driven CI/CD workflows, including FedRAMP configuration baselines. \nNetwork Operations & Reliability\nEnsure connectivity, availability, and performance across multi-region data centers, backbone sites, cloud platforms, and regulated FedRAMP environments using proactive monitoring, telemetry, and lifecycle management practices. \nOperate networks in accordance with FedRAMP continuous monitoring requirements, including configuration drift detection, vulnerability mitigation, and audit readiness. \nTroubleshoot complex routing, TCP, and connectivity issues using tools such as netcat, ping/ICMP, logs, and packet captures. \nLead or support major incident response when needed, including FedRAMP-relevant incident handling, escalation, and reporting procedures. \nExecute changes, upgrades, and migrations safely using structured procedures (MOPs), documented approvals, automated workflows, and validated rollback mechanisms. \nRemediate vulnerabilities and maintain compliance across network OS versions, configurations, firmware, and security posture in coordination with Security and Compliance teams. \nEngineering, Build & Automation\nEngineer enhancements, new capabilities, and service-driven connectivity features supporting product, platform evolution, and FedRAMP boundary services. \nDesign automation that enforces least privilege, segmentation, encryption-in-transit, logging, and configuration compliance for regulated environments. \nReplace manual operational steps with automated workflows incorporating pre/post-checks, compliance gates, evidence collection, and safe-rollback logic. \nTest new network OS versions, automation logic, routing changes, and security controls in controlled environments prior to production and FedRAMP deployment. \nPartner with Build, Engineering, Architecture, Product, Security, and Compliance teams to ensure reliability, scalability, and alignment with FedRAMP control objectives. \nExecution, Planning & Vendor Management\nTranslate product, regulatory, and platform requirements into network designs that meet FedRAMP architectural and security expectations with clear timelines and dependencies. \nConduct capacity planning across links, devices, cloud gateways, backbone segments, routing domains, and FedRAMP boundary components. \nManage procurement cycles, RMA workflows, vendor escalations, and equipment lifecycle, ensuring vendors and solutions support FedRAMP use cases. \nEvaluate vendor technologies for performance, resiliency, automation compatibility, FedRAMP eligibility, and cost-effectiveness. \nDocumentation & Knowledge Management\nCreate and maintain high-quality runbooks, architectural diagrams, and troubleshooting guides, including FedRAMP boundary diagrams and network control documentation. \nMaintain accurate documentation required for FedRAMP audits, assessments, and continuous monitoring activities. \nDefine lifecycle standards for network roles, routing constructs, appliances, and platform components. \nEnsure monitoring, alerting, and operational procedures are documented, auditable, and continuously improved. \nMentor engineers through structured troubleshooting, technical deep dives, FedRAMP design considerations, and post-incident learning sessions. \nQualifications\nEducation & Experience\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (Master’s preferred). \n10+ years in network engineering with experience in large-scale, multi-region, and global routing environments. \n Experience engineering, operating, or supporting FedRAMP Moderate and/or High environments is strongly preferred. \nTechnical Skills\nDeep hands-on expertise with BGP and OSPF in global IP backbone environments, including traffic engineering and multi-vendor interoperability. \nStrong operational and engineering experience with JunOS (MX, QFX preferred). \nProficiency with additional network & OS platforms (e.g., Fortinet, Opengear, BigIP, EOS, NX-OS, IOS-XE) is a plus. \nStrong troubleshooting across routing, switching, TCP/IP, asymmetric paths, latency, packet loss, MTU/fragmentation, and QoS behaviors. \nExperienced with hybrid cloud and cloud-native networking across AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. \nHands-on automation skills using Python, Ansible/AWX, configuration templating, Git workflows, and automated testing/validation pipelines. \nExperience with AI based toolsets, API/MCP data sources, skills and agents to produce repeatable workflows, scripting, application tools, observability and automation to reduce toil and increase efficiency. \nStrong understanding of network security controls, boundary protection, encryption, logging, and segmentation concepts required for FedRAMP. \nFamiliarity with firewalls, VPNs, DDoS mitigation, IDS/IPS, and NIST 800-53-based security frameworks. \nSoft Skills\nStrong incident leadership skills, able to coordinate cross-functional teams under pressure and produce meaningful RCA’s and CAPA’s \nExcellent written and verbal communication across Architecture, Product, Security, Compliance, Operations, and Build teams. \nAbility to mentor and elevate peers and junior engineers. \nEffective in fast-paced environments with competing priorities and regulatory constraints. \nStrong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and continuous-improvement mindset. \nReinforces a positive culture and demonstrates our expectation to \"be kind.\"\nThe Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.\nThe annual base pay for this position is: $137,300.00 - $205,900.00F5 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.\nYou may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.\nPlease note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com ).\nEqual Employment Opportunity\nIt 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. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. 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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