At a Glance
- Tasks: Design and automate F5 load-balancing for critical applications in a fast-paced environment.
- Company: Leading financial and trading firm with a strong engineering culture.
- Benefits: £80,000 salary, fully remote work, funded F5 certifications, and exciting infrastructure projects.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and collaboration with top architects and developers.
- Why this job: Join a dynamic team and enhance your skills while making a real impact.
- Qualifications: Expertise in F5 LTM GTM, networking fundamentals, and automation skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 80000 £ per year.
Serious F5 skills? Love automating things that shouldn't be done by hand? This one's for you. Our client is a market leader in the financial and trading space, building out its Application Delivery team. You'll own the F5 LTM GTM load-balancing plant behind thousands of business-critical apps — and automate the work that keeps it fast, stable and scalable. Think ultra-low-latency trading platforms, global DNS, and a real engineering culture that funds your F5 certifications.
You'll...
- Design, build and troubleshoot the F5 load-balancing plant as a top-level escalation point
- Automate certification and plant management with Python and Ansible
- Partner with architects and developers to deliver well-engineered infrastructure solutions
You bring...
- Strong F5 LTM GTM expertise — TMSH, iControl and iRules
- Solid networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, BGP, HTTP, SSL
- Automation chops with Ansible, Python or shell, and you're at home on Linux
- Bonus points for Cisco/Arista, containers and virtualisation, or vendor certifications.
On offer £80,000, fully remote in the UK after a 4–6 week London onboarding, funded F5 certifications, and seriously interesting infrastructure to get your teeth into.
F5 Network Engineer employer: Xact Placements Limited
Join a leading player in the financial and trading sector, where your expertise as an F5 Network Engineer will be valued and nurtured. Enjoy a fully remote working environment after an initial onboarding period in London, with opportunities for professional growth through funded F5 certifications and a culture that prioritises engineering excellence. Be part of a dynamic team that is committed to innovation and automation, ensuring you work on cutting-edge infrastructure that supports critical business applications.
