The Datacom department, which the IP Networks team is part of, is in charge of the datacom transport network for an organization's IP networks and IT networks in general. This organization has an extensive network of fibre and copper cables, supplemented by rented connections. Technologies in use include PDH, SDH, DWDM, and IP/MPLS.
The F5 BIG-IP solution is an important central component within the organization's datacenter infrastructure and is heavily used to implement application load balancing, high availability concepts, security features, etc.
What you do
- Load balancing and high-availability architecture design
- Design and implementation of F5 BIG-IP solutions for application delivery and network traffic management
- Configuration and administration of virtual servers, pools, nodes, monitors, iRules, SSL profiles, and traffic policies
- SSL/TLS certificate management, SSL offloading, encryption configuration, traffic inspection and reporting
- Web Application Firewall (AWAF) deployment and policy management (depending on the organization's needs)
- Authentication and access management integration using APM and enterprise identity services
- Performance tuning, capacity planning, and service optimization
- Incident, problem, and change management support
- Security patching, software upgrades, and lifecycle management of F5 infrastructure
- Root cause analysis and troubleshooting of application delivery, connectivity, and performance issues
- Documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer activities to stakeholders
What they ask
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electronics, ICT or telecommunications, or equivalent technical experience in this field
- All-round and in-depth conceptual, practical and operational knowledge of IP Networks and their management in multi-site environments and data centres
- Advanced knowledge of F5 solutions and extended experience of designing and implementing them in complex environments
- All-round knowledge and experience of IT security concepts, architectures and implementations (e.g., using common firewall technology like Checkpoint and Palo Alto)
- Willingness to continuously refine and broaden technical knowledge
- Ability to work independently and methodically, with a sense of responsibility and accurate risk assessment
- Customer-oriented and able to cope well with stress
- Flexible and approachable (tasks may be suddenly interrupted by urgent operational issues)
- Good communication skills for interacting with colleagues, departments, suppliers, service providers
- Able to speak, read and write Dutch, French and English
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