Sr. Network Engineer - F5

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting-edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses.

Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

Overall Purpose

This position designs and maintains the hardware and software necessary for a hardened computer network. Provide high level technical analysis with a specialty in Local Area Networks (LANs) or Wide Area Networks (WANs).  Focus on network design, performance, maintenance, problem resolution and hardware configuration

Essential Functions

• Design, configure, test, and maintain LAN/WAN equipment and related services for Web support

• Lead in the diagnosis, and resolve complex network problems

• Select network devices, and set network policies that adhere to Security guidelines

• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for all implemented networks

• Maintain and support company’s LAN/WAN environment and Web Hosting Services

• Direct the maintenance, problem resolution and hardware configurations

• Direct the maintenance of all Firewalls and approve requested rule changes in the Firewall Review Board meetings

• Participate in 24x7 on-call and escalations, ensuring that Networking staff are fully trained to support all aspects of the network.

• Obtain and maintain required certifications

• Act as SME in the definition and policy making of network and security protocols.

• Comply with all security policies and procedures, to ensure that the highest level of system and data confidentiality, integrity and availability is maintained.

• Support the company’s commitment to risk management and protecting the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

• The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow instructions and perform other related duties as assigned by their supervisor 

Essential Functions for Load Balancing/ F5 Focus Engineers: 

• Create and troubleshoot iRules and apply rules within the F5 appliances. 

• Troubleshoot complex and escalated issues and debug services using problem determination tools and logs provided with the F5 appliances. 

• Configure and Manage F5 using TMSH and BASH environments. 

• Plan and execute firmware upgrades and system management deployments for major and minor upgrades in AWS Cloud and On-Prem VM/ADC devices. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Education or experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering

• Minimum 7 years work experience

• Hands-on experience implementing and administrating network devices, setting and maintaining policies and rights within a network environment

• Advanced knowledge with any of the following equipment or disciplines:

  • Load balancers/ F5

  • Firewalls

  • Cisco and network switches

  • Cisco routers

  • Cisco VPN

  • Palo Alto

  • Linux/Windows Servers

  • Telecom Services

• Strong understanding of common network monitoring and security utilities, Data Center technologies, securing local and remote networks and routing protocols (i.e. BGP, OSPF, EIGRP).

• A thorough understanding of the OSI network model, Ethernet, and TCP/IP networking

• Basic understanding of virtualization and its impact on network designs. Familiar with ESX and vSwitch technology.

• A practical level of experience implementing and administrating common TCP/IP-based services, includin