Senior Network Engineer

F5 Inc

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Reston, VA
Salary: $137,300–$205,900 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 11 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About F5 Inc

F5, Inc. is an American technology company specializing in application security, multi-cloud management, online fraud prevention, application delivery networking, application availability and performance, and network security, access, and authorization.

F5 Inc currently has 44 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $179,500–$269,300 across 31 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Network Engineer

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JOB TITLE: Senior Network Engineer The Senior Network Engineer joins the Network Engineering team to deliver reliable, scalable network services across global, multi-region environments, including regulated FedRAMP-authorized platforms. This operations-focused role involves owning day-to-day network reliability, performance, and incident response while building automation pipelines and evolving routing architectures. You will engineer and optimize global IP backbones using BGP and OSPF, manage L3 topologies, and implement secure segmentation for FedRAMP Moderate/High environments. Key technologies include JunOS, Fortinet, AWS, Azure, and GCP, alongside automation tools like Python, Ansible/AWX, and Git-driven CI/CD workflows. You will troubleshoot complex TCP/IP issues, manage vendor lifecycles, and maintain high-quality documentation. The role solves critical connectivity and security problems for data centers and cloud platforms, ensuring infrastructure remains resilient, compliant, and automated.

What does a Network Engineer earn in Virginia?

Median $147500 from 34 postings across 10 companies.

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Skills

BGP OSPF Python Ansible AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Git JunOS Fortinet BigIP NX-OS IOS-XE TCP/IP VPN Direct Connect ExpressRoute Transit Gateway Virtual WAN Netcat Packet Capture DDoS Mitigation IDS/IPS NIST 800-53

What you'll do

Engineer and optimize global IP backbone routing using BGP, OSPF, and traffic-engineering strategies.
Build and operate scalable L3 topologies across global data centers, cloud platforms, and FedRAMP environments.
Develop and maintain automated provisioning and compliance pipelines using Python, Ansible, and Git-driven CI/CD workflows.
Troubleshoot complex routing, TCP, and connectivity issues using packet captures, logs, and network telemetry.
Lead incident response and execute network changes using structured procedures and validated rollback mechanisms.
Design secure network segmentation and boundary controls to meet FedRAMP Moderate/High security requirements.
Conduct capacity planning and manage vendor lifecycles for network devices, links, and cloud gateways.
Create and maintain high-quality runbooks, architectural diagrams, and audit-ready documentation for continuous monitoring.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
Master’s degree (preferred).
10+ years in network engineering with experience in large-scale, multi-region, and global routing environments.
Experience engineering, operating, or supporting FedRAMP Moderate and/or High environments (preferred).
Deep hands-on expertise with BGP and OSPF in global IP backbone environments, including traffic engineering and multi-vendor interoperability.
Strong operational and engineering experience with JunOS (MX, QFX preferred).
Proficiency with additional network platforms such as Fortinet, Opengear, BigIP, EOS, NX-OS, or IOS-XE (preferred).
Hands-on automation skills using Python, Ansible/AWX, configuration templating, Git workflows, and automated testing/validation pipelines.

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