F5 Specialist
- 12 months + 2 years of extension
- NV1 clearance required
- Canberra preferred located
- F5 expert in deploying, configuring, and deep understanding of F5 AWAF Solutions.
Our Client
Our client is a large government department tasked with delivering a range of health, welfare, and support services to individuals, families, and communities.
The Role
As a F5 Specialist, you will use your in-depth knowledge of specific ICT Platforms to provide expert advice on the management and maintenance of those platforms. You will work closely with key third party suppliers to ensure the provision of a robust gateway infrastructure capability for the business and liaise with architecture and shared services areas to ensure the security of the day-to-day technical operations.
Key duties will include:
- Plan and manage infrastructure requirements to meet future infrastructure demand ensure the provision of infrastructure related operational support for hardware, software and other assets.
- Define effective procedures for prioritisation and escalation of infrastructure issues to ensure timely resolution communicate end-to-end implications of configuration changes.
- Analyse the quality of requests for change management provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the Executive where appropriate.
- Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, and provide assistance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.
- Develop and implement standards, strategies, operational policy and procedures and change initiatives
Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated experience in the design, build, deployment, troubleshooting and management of F5 AWAF and web proxies in large secure gateway environments.
- Demonstrated F5 expert in deploying, configuring, and deep understanding of F5 AWAF Solutions.
- Knowledge and understanding of F5 products LTM, GTM, ASM, ALM, APM.
- Deep understanding of web application architecture, protocols and security technologies including but not limited to TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, IPSec, VPN and DDoS protection.
- Demonstrated working knowledge of common web application vulnerabilities such as SQL injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), cookie poisoning etc.
- Proficient scripting and programming skills to configure advanced policies and rules in F5 AWAF.
- Proficient knowledge on NGFW preferred Palo Alto and IPS concepts and features