The company Information Technology (IT) is seeking a Senior F5 Application Delivery Network Engineer join a high-performing team responsible for delivering secure, reliable, and scalable application delivery services across the company's global enterprise environment.
In this role, you will serve as a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, implementing, automating, and supporting enterprise-scale application delivery and load-balancing solutions. You will collaborate with network engineering, security, cloud, infrastructure, and application teams to ensure business-critical services remain highly available, secure, and optimized for performance.
The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in F5 technologies with strong problem-solving skills, a continuous-improvement mindset, and a passion for building and operating highly available infrastructure at scale.
Responsibilities
Provide senior-level engineering expertise for F5 BIG-IP application delivery platforms.
Engineer, configure, test, and support application delivery and load-balancing solutions.
Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex F5 and application connectivity issues.
Serve as a senior escalation point for critical production and manufacturing incidents.
Drive platform availability, resiliency, standardization, and continuous improvement.
Lead evaluation, testing, pilot, and production readiness activities for major architecture, operating system, and configuration changes.
Develop and maintain standardized configurations, engineering documentation, operating procedures, and troubleshooting knowledge.
Lead or support platform lifecycle activities, including software upgrades and end-of-support/end-of-life refresh.
Partner with manufacturing engineering teams on testing, releases, critical changes, factory shutdown activities, and complex production issues.
Work with F5 and other technology suppliers on complex technical issues and product escalations.
Review application requirements and translate them into secure, scalable, and highly available application delivery solutions.
Identify opportunities for automation and self-service to improve engineering efficiency and reduce operational risk.
Participate in technical reviews and provide engineering guidance for new capabilities and deployments.
Mentor junior engineers and help build deeper technical capability across the team.
Behavioral traits that we are looking for:
Strong ownership and accountability for service reliability and operational excellence.
Ability to effectively manage priorities and make sound decisions in fast-paced environments.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a structured approach to troubleshooting.
A continuous-learning mindset and curiosity for emerging technologies.
Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across technical and non-technical teams.
Ability to influence through technical expertise, communication, and partnership.
Commitment to documentation, process improvement, and knowledge sharing.
Customer-focused thinking with an understanding of business impact and service quality.
Resilience and composure during production incidents and critical situations.
A proactive approach to identifying risks, opportunities, and operational improvements.
The company invests in our people and offers a complete and competitive package of benefits employees and their families through every stage of life.
See the company Benefits for more details.
Requirements
You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates.
Note:
This position is not eligible for the company immigration sponsorship.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience :
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or another STEM-related field and 4+ years of experience. Or a Master's degree in a related field and 2+ years of experience.
Your experience described above must be in the following:
Experience with TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, routing, load balancing, certificates, and application/network troubleshooting.
Experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting all F5 BIG-IP modules including but not limited to lifecycle/ configuration management and platform resiliency
Experience supporting highly available, business-critical production environments.
Troubleshoot incidents under operational pressure and drive issues through root-cause resolution.
Experience with LTM (Local Traffic Manager), virtual servers, pools, health monitors, profiles, persistence, SSL/TLS, and traffic management.
Experience developing iRules and advanced traffic-management policies.
Preferred Qualifications and Experience :
Experience with infrastructure automation using Python, Ansible, REST APIs, or similar tools.
Experience integrating application delivery technologies with cloud or hybrid-cloud environments.
Experience supporting large-scale manufacturing or other mission-critical environments.
F5 professional certification or equivalent demonstrated technical experience.
Experience designing resilient solutions and eliminating single points of failure.
Understanding of modern application architectures, APIs, containers, and cloud-native application delivery is beneficial.
Benefits
At the company, IT is a strategic enabler of the technology that powers the world's leading semiconductor company. As part of this team, you will work on large-scale, mission-critical infrastructure supporting the company's global operations while helping drive modernization, automation, security, and reliability initiatives. You'll collaborate with highly skilled engineers, influence technical direction, and have opportunities to grow your expertise across networking, cloud, automation, and application delivery technologies.
Job Type:
Experienced Hire
Shift:
Shift 1 (United States of America)
Primary Location:
US, Oregon, Hillsboro
Additional Locations:
US, California, Folsom
Posting Statement:
Position of Trust
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We offer a total compensation package that ranks among the best in the industry. It consists of competitive pay, stock bonuses, and benefit programs which include health, retirement, and vacation. Find out more about the benefits of working at the company .
Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: $137,610.00-227,270.00 USD
The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Work Model for this Role
This role will be eligible for our hybrid work model which allows employees to split their time between working on-site at their assigned the company site and off-site. Job posting details (such as work model, location or time type) are subject to change.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: the company is committed to Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) compliance and ethical hiring practices. We do not charge any fees during our hiring process. Candidates should never be required to pay recruitment fees, medical examination fees, or any other charges as a condition of employment. If you are asked to pay any fees during our hiring process, please report this immediately to your recruiter.