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Top Secret/SCI
Unspecified
Unspecified
(On-Site/Office)
Description
Position Summary
NTG is seeking an experienced and innovative F5 Engineer to support our USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) contract. The ideal candidate will manage, design, and optimize F5 solutions to ensure the availability, security, and performance of mission-critical applications. This role requires a strong technical background, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, customer-service driven, and eager to grow in a fast-paced IT operations environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
Preferred Qualifications
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Northern Technologies Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.
Travel
10%
Shift
Normal office hours that align with the core hours of the customer
Note
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
Position Summary
NTG is seeking an experienced and innovative F5 Engineer to support our USCENTCOM Information Technology Services (CITS) contract. The ideal candidate will manage, design, and optimize F5 solutions to ensure the availability, security, and performance of mission-critical applications. This role requires a strong technical background, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, customer-service driven, and eager to grow in a fast-paced IT operations environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide engineering support for F5 Virtual Appliances and the Traffic Management Operating System (TMOS).
- Manage and maintain F5 load balancers, ensuring high availability and optimal performance of critical services.
- Design, implement, and troubleshooting complex F5 configurations for multi-tiered environments.
- Collaborate with network, system, and application teams to plan and deploy F5 solutions for large-scale projects.
- Perform performance analysis and tuning of F5 devices to optimize traffic management and application delivery.
- Configure and manage security policies on F5 platforms, including Web Application Firewall (WAF) and DDoS protection.
- Configure hardware and software settings to maximize network performance.
- Partner with development teams to ensure smooth application deployments.
- Implement high-availability solutions with automated failover techniques.
- Conduct root cause analysis of network/application issues and implement long-term fixes.
- Provide subject matter expertise across multiple projects and initiatives.
- Stay current with emerging F5 technologies and industry best practices.
- Participate in special projects as assigned.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)
- Active and current TS/SCI federal security clearance
- Must be a US Citizen
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, OR equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years of related professional experience.
- Expertise with F5 platforms, Networking, and Linux.
- Demonstrated experience designing, managing, and troubleshooting F5 BIG-IP environments.
- F5 Certified Technology Specialist (300-level or higher).
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
- Excellent customer service and teamwork abilities.
- Experience with large-scale enterprise environments
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.
Northern Technologies Group is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, or any other protected status under federal, state, or local law.
Travel
10%
Shift
Normal office hours that align with the core hours of the customer
Note
This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.
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