F5 VELOS Implementation Engineer

Job Title: F5 VELOS Implementation EngineerJob SummaryWe are seeking a highly skilled F5 VELOS Implementation Engineer to lead the architecture, deployment, and migration of next-generation Application Delivery Controller (ADC) hardware platforms. In this role, you will be responsible for the end-to-end delivery of F5 VELOS chassis systems. This includes configuring the initial platform layer (F5OS), partitioning chassis assets, and migrating legacy workloads—such as F5 VIPRION configurations—into newly provisioned modern BIG-IP tenants. You will collaborate closely with network infrastructure, application, and security teams to optimize high-performance, containerized application-delivery environments. Key ResponsibilitiesChassis Initialization: Perform initial physical setup, hardware deployment, and configuration of the F5 VELOS System Controllers using the CLI and setup wizard.Platform Configuration: Establish baseline management networking infrastructure, including floating management IPs, DNS, NTP, and AAA/LDAP authentication.Chassis Partitioning: Create and manage isolated chassis software partitions. Allocate blade resources, specify interfaces, and map high-availability (HA) requirements.Tenant Deployment: Import tenant software images, configure VLANs, and provision specialized BIG-IP microservice instances.Workload Migration: Plan and execute migrations of existing network workloads from legacy F5 VIPRION systems to VELOS-hosted virtual environments.Module Management: Configure core traffic services inside individual tenants, including Local Traffic Manager (LTM), Global Traffic Manager (GTM/DNS), Access Policy Manager(APM) and Advanced WAF.Performance Tuning: Optimize high-throughput Layer 4–7 traffic, SSL/TLS offloading parameters, and hardware accelerated encryption.Documentation Delivery: Draft explicit High-Level Designs (HLD), Low-Level Designs (LLD), migration manifests, and configuration backups.Required Technical Skills & QualificationsF5 Core Technical ExpertiseProven engineering experience working with F5 VELOS CX-Series platforms or F5 rSeries appliances.Deep configuration knowledge of F5OS (Chassis and Partition management layer) and its microservices-based architecture.Hands-on experience deploying BIG-IP software modules (LTM, DNS/GTM, APM, Advanced WAF).Strong scripting background writing advanced F5 iRules or Local Traffic Policies for data streams.Networking & Systems InfrastructureMastery of core networking concepts, including TCP/IP, L2/L3 routing, and VLAN trunking.Familiarity with container orchestration concepts (Kubernetes, OpenShift) powering the internal chassis framework.Expertise in traffic capture diagnostics using tcpdump, Wireshark, and native F5OS platform logging features.Professional Experience & CertificationsExperience: Minimum 5+ years of dedicated network engineering or deployment experience focused directly on F5 solutions.Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Network Engineering, or an equivalent technical field.Preferred QualitiesStrong analytical problem-solving skills for debugging complex Layer 7 application interactions.Comfort executing mission-critical platform migrations inside scheduled off-hours maintenance windows.Clear documentation skills used to summarize configurations for handoff to operations personnel.