F5 Specialist

Australian Citizens With NV1 Clearance residing in Australia only respond

• Contract start 01 September 2023 to 4 months, 2 x 6 months extensions.
• Australian Citizen, NV1 Clearance, Canberra, Melbourne role.

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Overview
The F5 Specialist will use their in-depth knowledge of specific ICT Platforms to provide expert advice on the management and maintenance of those platforms. They will work closely with key third party suppliers to ensure the provision of a robust gateway infrastructure capability for the business and liaise with architecture and shared services areas to ensure the security of the day-to-day technical operations. F5 Specialists exercise a considerable degree of independence, with decision-making substantially dependent on their high-level judgement and consideration of wider agency implications, with work being performed under the general guidance of senior staff. In performing a leadership role. F5 Specialists drive innovation, changes in workplace practices and organise work in the context of competing priorities and strategic direction. The F5 Specialist may be responsible for, and/or contribute to the management of a team. The successful candidate will be required to perform changes after hours.
Primary Technologies: F5 AWAF Web Proxies Linux Administration.
The F5 Specialists Key Tasks/Duties may include some or all of the following:
Plan and manage infrastructure requirements to meet future infrastructure demand.
Ensure the provision of infrastructure related operational support for hardware, software, and other assets.
Define effective procedures for prioritisation and escalation of infrastructure issues to ensure timely resolution communicate end-to-end implications of configuration changes.
Analyse the quality of requests for change management.
Provide detailed, specialist technical advice, including strategic advice to the Executive where appropriate.
Proactively share knowledge and expertise as the subject matter expert, and provide assistance and mentorship to less experienced colleagues.
Develop and implement standards, strategies, operational policy, and procedures and change initiatives.
Develop staff capability through coaching, mentoring and succession planning.
Oversee, review, and advise on a range of technical documentation including design documentation, implementation plans, test plans, and support procedures.
Negotiate, engage, and manage relationships with multiple stakeholders to build service
delivery capability.
Drive innovation, continuous improvement and manage and lead change exercise delegation in accordance with legislation and guidelines.
Every application requires to address selection criteria as part of application submission.
Mandatory Criteria
1. At least five (5) years demonstrated experience in the design, build, deployment, troubleshooting and management of F5 AWAF and web proxies in large secure gateway
environments.
Weighted Criteria
1. Demonstrated F5 expert in deploying, configuring, and deep understanding of F5 AWAF Solutions.
2. Knowledge and understanding of F5 products LTM, GTM, ASM, ALM, APM.
3. Deep understanding of web application architecture, protocols and security technologies including but not limited to TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS, IPSec, VPN and DDoS protection.
4. Demonstrated working knowledge of common web application vulnerabilities such as
SQL injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS), Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), cookie
poisoning etc.
5. Proficient scripting and programming skills to configure advanced policies and rules in
F5 AWAF.
6. Proficient knowledge on NGFW preferred Palo Alto and IPS concepts and features