Sr Lab Network Engineer

F5 Inc

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Remote, USA · San Jose, US Posted 14 days ago $148,000–$222,000 / year
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TL;DR

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Lab Network Engineer and play a pivotal role in designing, deploying, and maintaining complex lab network environments that support development, testing, and validation of networking and systems software. You will collaborate closely with engineering, QA, and SRE teams to ensure efficient workflows by configuring and managing network devices such as switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers while supporting Layer 2/Layer 3 networking and routing protocols. Your responsibilities include troubleshooting complex issues, automating lab provisioning using scripting tools like Python or Bash, and documenting operational best practices. Ideal candidates possess a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering with at least seven years of experience in network engineering roles, strong knowledge of TCP/IP and DNS/DHCP concepts, proficiency in Linux system administration, and hands-on experience with enterprise networking hardware from vendors such as Cisco, Arista, or Juniper.

Skills

Python Ansible Linux TCP/IP DNS DHCP Cisco Arista Juniper Bash CI/CD VMware KVM Prometheus Grafana Nagios Zabbix Git Jenkins

What you'll do

  • Design and deploy scalable lab network topologies to support engineering teams.
  • Configure and manage network devices such as switches, routers, and firewalls.
  • Troubleshoot complex network issues in lab environments efficiently.
  • Automate lab provisioning and configuration using scripting tools.
  • Manage the lifecycle of lab hardware including rack/stack and cabling.
  • Document lab designs, procedures, and operational best practices thoroughly.
  • Participate in on-call support for lab infrastructure as needed.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of experience in network engineering or lab infrastructure roles
  • Strong knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing and switching concepts
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise networking hardware (Cisco, Arista, Juniper)
  • Proficiency in Linux system administration and automation/scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible)
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills and ability to collaborate across teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Market check

Salary context

This $148,000–$222,000 range sits above 82% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$116,350–$190,150

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$129,575–$177,250

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 19 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $161,600–$242,400 across 19 roles with salary data.

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