Principal F5 Load Balancer Engineer

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• Work on unusually complex technical problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Collaborate with application owners, stakeholders and technical teams to understand requirements and determine how to meet their needs while adhering to all applicable policies.
• Working with teams, vendors and consultants to determine strategy for complex system changes, upgrades and implementations.
• Developing configuration and procedural documentation as necessary.

Do you have most of these key required skills, education, or experience? Do you want to learn more about our telework posture? Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland.

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TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer “yes” to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first, with a focus on career, flexibility, and well-being?
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment?
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive for daily mission success?
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership?
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst, solving complex problems, and providing innovative solutions?
• Do you have the flexibility, creativity, and resilience to pivot the mission for success?
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride, transparency, and respect?

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring, collaborative reviews, and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.   Find your “Why” with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!

• Work with advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Challenge with working on complex technical problems and providing innovative solutions.
• Work with highly experienced and technical resources.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

This experience is the foundation a candidate needs to be successful in this position:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field

• 10 years of experience or more as a Network Engineer focusing on network performance management.

• 7 years of experience with configuring and managing F5 Load Balancers

• 5 years of experience with configuring and managing Routing/Switching in a large enterprise network

• 5 years of experience with Microsoft Server and with RedHat Linux Administration

• 3 years of experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python or Perl

******* Selected candidate must reside within two (2) hours of SSA Headquarters in Woodlawn, MD OR be willing to relocate prior to first day of employment

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

• F5 Load Balancer specific configuration and management.
• Experience in a large multi-datacenter network consisting of at least 5,000 devices.
• Solid understanding of internetworking: security, routing, switching, SAN and application networking
• Experience with Microsoft Server and Linux Administration
• Expertise in the Linux command-line environment.
• Experience with server hardware to include Dell, HP, or Cisco UCS
• Experience working with standardized routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, VPLS, MPLS
• VMWare experience.
• MS Visio, Project
• Ability to produce operational documentation using industry best practices in technical writing.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• F5 Certified Administrator (201) or higher certification
• Cisco Certifications such as CCNP or CCIE
• Knowledge, skills and abilities creating and managing automation scripts to manage Network as a Service (Software Defined Networking (SDN), Load Balancers, firewalls, etc.
• Experience developing best practice project plans, engineering scripts, and documentation for network performance management.
• Cloud architecture certification (AWS, Azure).
• Prior Federal government experience.
• Adept at working independently and in a team environment.
• Demonstrated experience with delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven enterprise environment.
• Excellent understanding of change management, testing requirements, deployment technologies and methods, and tools to ensure high availability of systems.
• Self-starter, highly motivated individual who adapts to a dynamic work environment.
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities.

At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind it. Know your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around, you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status.  We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.

Are you an US citizen, US resident, or Visa candidate and think you might fit? We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn, Maryland.

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Pay Range:

Pay Range $105,https://300.00 - $190,https://350.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.