F5 Network & Systems Engineer

Mid-Senior Level | Full-time

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Engineering | Livermore, CA | 01 / 16 / 2025

Reference # : REF6839L

Job Code : SES.2 Science & Engineering MTS 2 / SES.3 Science & Engineering MTS 3

Organization : Computing

Position Type : Flexible Term

Security Clearance : Anticipated DOE Q clearance (requires U.S. citizenship and a federal background investigation)

Drug Test : Required for external applicant(s) selected for this position (includes testing for use of marijuana)

Medical Exam : Not applicable

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States’ security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is essential to innovation and creativity for continued success of the Laboratory’s mission.

Pay Range :

140,700 - $178,392 Annually for the SES.2 level

168,780 - $214,032 Annually for the SES.3 level

This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting; pay will not be below any applicable local minimum wage. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Job Description

We have an opening for an F5 Network and Systems Engineer . You will provide technical layer 7 application support and systems administration for information systems existing in a heterogeneous private cloud environment to solve a variety of moderately complex technical problems. This position is in the Enterprise Infrastructure Services (EIS) Division within the Computing Directorate, supporting the Livermore Information Technology (LivIT) program.

This position will be filled at either the SES.2 or SES.3 level depending on your qualifications. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if you are selected at the higher level.

Business needs dictate that this position requires an on-site presence multiple days a week. Therefore, telecommuting options will be limited.

In this role you will :

• Manage a private cloud application load-balancing service that spans three NNSA sites to provide global and local layer-7 high availability, and application security services to enterprise applications, collaboration tool suites, databases, mission applications, services, servers, and core infrastructure componentry.
• Collaborate with application and service owners to help architect highly available and secure application / service load-balancing solutions and application infrastructures.
• Collaborate with program network & security engineers to ensure the F5 configurations remain consistent with the global network architecture and security posture.
• Leverage orchestration / automation utilities (e.g. F5 BigIQ, AS3, Ansible, etc.) for distributing and enforcing standard configurations, supporting patching, and upgrading new software and configuration changes across multiple sites.
• Provide systems administration support in both Linux and Windows server environments in support of ensuring proper security compliance, patch level, and adherence to our configuration management standards.
• Collaborate with management, customers, and team members to evaluate and recommend procurements of hardware and software in support of stipulated system requirements.
• Enforce security and systems administration policy requirements such as vulnerability remediation, and system build standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional responsibilities at the SES.3 Level :

Qualifications

Additional qualifications at the SES.3 Level :

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information :

This is a Flexible Term appointment, which is for a definite period not to exceed six years. If final candidate is a Career Indefinite employee, Career Indefinite status may be maintained (should funding allow).

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance. If you are selected, we will initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if you meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test :

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Wireless and Medical Devices :

Per the Department of Energy (DOE), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory must meet certain restrictions with the use and / or possession of mobile devices in Limited Areas. Depending on your job duties, you may be required to work in a Limited Area where you are not permitted to have a personal and / or laboratory mobile device in your possession. This includes, but is not limited to cell phones, tablets, fitness devices, wireless headphones, and other Bluetooth / wireless enabled devices.

If you use a medical device, which pairs with a mobile device, you must still follow the rules concerning the mobile device in individual sections within Limited Areas. Sensitive Compartmented Information Facilities require separate approval. Hearing aids without wireless capabilities or wireless that has been disabled are allowed in Limited Areas, Secure Space and Transit / Buffer Space within buildings.

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Salary : $140,700 - $178,392