What are the responsibilities and job description for the Network Engineer (F5/CCNA) position at Zeektek?
Network Engineer III (F5)
Location: Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Duration: 6–9 Month Contract-to-Hire
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 AM–5 PM
Overview
Seeking a Network Engineer III with strong F5 expertise to support enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure in a large healthcare and technology environment. This is primarily a remote role, but candidates must be local to Seattle and available for onsite emergencies. Occasional travel to Tacoma and Olympia may be required.
Top Requirements
- Current hands-on F5 / VIP F5 experience
- CCNA certification
- Ability to work independently and learn quickly
Required Qualifications
- High School Diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred in Computer Science or Network Engineering (relevant experience may substitute)
- 5–7 years of recent LAN/WAN design, buildout, retrofit, and remediation experience
- Hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP, load balancing, application delivery, SolarWinds Monitoring, and Forescout NAC
Required Certifications
CCNA, F5 101
Preferred Certifications
F5 201/301, CCDA, CCNP, CCDP, CCIE (R&S/SP/DC), Python PCEP
Technical Environment
Technologies: MPLS, BGP, LDP, QoS, IPv6, OSPF, vPC, STP, DWDM, EVPN, L2VPN/L3VPN, MPLS VPN, FHRP, VLAN, IS-IS, VXLAN, DNS, ACL, FlowSpec, RTBH, APIs, NFV, Hypervisors, Virtual Switching
Platforms: Cisco IOS, ASR 1k (IOS-XE), ASR NCS (IOS-XR), Nexus (NX-OS), Aruba Wireless, ClearPass
Responsibilities
- Design, configure, integrate, and support enterprise LAN/WAN infrastructure
- Manage F5 BIG-IP LTM environments, traffic management, and application delivery optimization
- Support Forescout device profiling and SolarWinds monitoring/backups
- Create maintenance plans, SOPs, MOPs, and technical documentation
- Perform hardware/software upgrades and maintenance implementations
- Support root cause analysis, network standardization, automation, and lab testing
- Monitor network capacity and support deployment of new products/services
- Work escalations, POCs, vendor coordination, and onsite support as needed
- Present new technologies and provide training/documentation to internal teams
Preferred Background
- Experience in service provider, data center/hosting, or large-scale enterprise environments
- Experience evaluating and recommending network hardware/software solutions
- Familiarity with Spectrum, SolarWinds, and Cisco DNAC
- Strong communication, documentation, and customer service skills