Senior F5 Engineer - Ts/Sci Clearance

Strategic Business Systems is seeking a Senior F5 Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This is part of a team that ensures the customer's ability to provide mission critical intelligence and successful use of its information technology (IT) networks worldwide.
This role is onsite in Fort Liberty, NC.
Required Security Clearance:Top Secret/SCI (willing to sit for CI Poly)
Required Certifications:

• DoD 8570.01-M IAT Level II Computing Environment (CE) Certification as determined by the Program Manager is required prior to support on contract
• Required Security Environment Certification:CompTIA Security+ CE or equivalent
• Computing Environment certification: Red Hat Certified System Admin (RHCSA) or equivalent

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the I2TS3 task order, INSCOM ensures reliable, uninterrupted availability of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Information Management (C4IM) including networks, hardware, software, engineering, and specialized tools at the point of customer need to support INSCOMs mission. INSCOM and its MSCs provide the enabling layer to connect the Army and its tactical formations to defense and national intelligence agencies via tactical networks. The ability to provide mission critical intelligence is dependent on the successful use of its information technology (IT) networks worldwide.

• F5 BIG-IP Administrator is to identify BIG-IP Traffic Processing Objects
• Assist in managing load balance traffic and viewing statistics and logs
• Configure virtual servers and pools and monitor BIG-IP configuration states and files
• Administrators must have a proper understanding of traffic management shell hierarchical structures and their navigation
• Administrators are responsible for shutting down and restarting BIG-IP Systems
• Save and replicate configuration data and oversee its transition onto a BIG-IP System
• Administrators must additionally map IP addresses with NATs and resolve routing issues with SNATs
• Have the ability to create a SNAT auto map within a virtual server and manage pools and their members as well as node statuses
• Use network maps and understand profile types and dependencies
• Administrators must introduce source address affinity persistence and cookie persistence, and they must manage object states and handle SSL offloads and re-encryptions
• Responsible for High-Speed Logging Filters and HSL Configuration Objects
• Administrators should have an understanding of how to use TCPDUMP on BIG-IP Systems
• Deliver high availability services within the local LAN/MAN/WAN, you will provide load balancing administration and support for intelligent DNS routing between enterprise locations/data centers.
• Troubleshoot network problems, network device configurations and coordinate with various department administrators to facilitate connectivity issue resolution
• Design technical solutions
• Participate in the development and support of customer technical requirements
• Champion a collaborative, team-based environment, sharing standard methodologies and success and building positive relationships
• System administrator skills with UNIX, Microsoft or application knowledge
• Industry and F5 Networks-targeted technologies i.e. Application Delivery Control, Application Access Control, SSL intercept/inspection, and Web Application Firewall Security.

Preferred Skills:

• Proven grasp of LAN and WAN networking protocols and technologies, including switching, routing, and security (e.g., Layer 4-7, firewall, DDoS, etc)
• Ability to Participate in the development and support of customer technical requirements
• F5/BIG-IP industry certification

Education:

• High School Diploma/GED with 12 years of related experience, or Associate's Degree with 10 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience, or Master's Degree with 6 years of experience

About SBS:
Strategic Business Systems, Inc. (SBS) is a National Information Technology Services company headquartered in the Washington D.C. Metro area. SBS provides IT infrastructure design, integration, and operation services. Our expertise encompasses the full spectrum of infrastructure technologies, including the latest network, server, data storage, disaster recovery, security, and Internet technologies.
Security Requirements:
The candidate selected for hire must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance, per client security requirements. Applicants who do not meet the security clearance requirement will not be contacted for this position.
Due to the nature of the government contract requirements and/or clearance requirements, US citizenship is required.
We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position, however, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
No unsolicited agency referrals please.
If interested in learning more about this opportunity, please send your resume to recruiting@sbsplanet.com .
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SBS is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender identification, sex, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, parental status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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