Senior Network Engineer - Load Balancing (F5)

Job description

Details:

Remote work: 100% remote.

Assignment type: B2B

Project language: English (German nice to have).

Project length: min. 31.12.2026.

Start: ASAP / 30 days notice.

Workload: full time (40 hours per week).

Industry: Finance.

Summary: The Senior Network Engineer for Load Balancing focuses on providing technical leadership and operational management for network engineering tasks involving F5 BIG-IP technologies, ensuring optimal configuration and performance.

Responsibilities:

- Lead and coordinate Network Engineers in the Load Balancing product area.

- Oversee operational responsibilities including configuration, administration, and troubleshooting of F5 BIG-IP (LTM, DNS, AFM).

- Act as Technical Lead during major incidents with 24/7 on-call availability.

- Manage Change, Release, Incident, and Problem Management processes, as well as Event and Capacity Management.

- Plan, design, and optimize network architecture.

- Install and configure network components.

- Quality assurance and compliance

Must Haves:

- F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA) or F5-CSE.

- Knowledge of ITIL processes.

- Experience in technical leadership and mentoring, particularly with nearshore teams.

- Fluent in English; German is beneficial.

Nice to Have:

- Knowledge of Ansible/Python.

- Experience with CheckMK.