GuidePoint Security is hiring a
Security Engineer

Summary

Join our Applications Delivery Team - F5 as a Network Security Engineer and contribute to the development and support of customer technical requirements, while championing a collaborative team-based environment.

Requirements

• MUST HAVE A F5 400-level CERTIFICATION (401 or 402)
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, telecommunications, or an engineering focused field
• 5+ years of relevant F5 experience with F5 LTM, ASM, BIG-IQ, and/or APM administration and life cycle management including experience with advanced iRule creation and troubleshooting
• Ability to handle multiple complex F5 configurations and deployments at once
• Understanding of networking at all layers of the OSI model; and Previous experience with web application technologies
• Experience deploying, managing, and troubleshooting network systems, switching, and routing protocol standards such as: TCP/IP, MPLS, OSPF, BGP, SDN, and 802.1x
• Experience managing and troubleshooting DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and NTP in a large multi-site environment
• Ability to manage multiple stands of work simultaneously
• Executes within a customer-centric environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skill Hands on experience with Python and APIs
• Self-driven with the ability to manage workload without direct supervision
• 8570 IAT Level II Certification required (Sec+ or equivalent)

Responsibilities

• 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
• Plan, Design, Develop, Implement and Operate F5 products such as LTM, ASM, BIG-IQ and APM
• Manage the configuration on multiple physical and virtual F5 across multiple data centers
• Develop scripts and tools to automate configuration of a large number of network security devices distributed across multiple data centers
• Propose and implement system enhancements that will improve the performance and reliability of the network security infrastructure
• Applies capacity planning configuration changes as demanded by the business
• Address performance, scalability, and service architecture administration issues
• Design, install, configure, maintain network security services, equipment and devices
• Plan and support network security infrastructure
• Provide clear technical documentation and written procedures for issues identified and addressed
• Monitoring and troubleshooting of platform and OS based problems, network security infrastructure and connectivity issues
• Perform launch testing for new software releases and the introduction of new features
• Coordinate equipment orders including physical or virtual appliances, as well as upgrading, monitoring, testing and servicing􀀃the systems as needed
• Demonstrates knowledge of a broad range of technology towers i.e.: Storage, Virtualization, Intel, Networking, Data Center Migration and Disaster Recovery
• Knowledge of risk and controls landscape, ensuring company-wide standards are met
• Participate in change and incident management
• Anticipating potential problems and acting to minimize the impact they may have on the project or unit
• Ability to collaborate with different technology towers to achieve common goals

Benefits

• Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)
• 100% employer-paid medical premiums (employee only $0 deductible and HSA plans) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 100% employer-paid dental premiums (employee only) along with 75% employer-paid family contributions
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment
• Pet Benefit Option