Contract_F5 BIG-IP Platform Engineer_Bangalore/Hyderabad

World Wide Technology (WWT), a 36-year-old global technology solutions provider specializing in systems integration, Infra-Cloud security, application development, AI Services, and supply chain solutions. With a workforce of 10,000+ employees and strategic partnerships with leading OEMs such as Cisco, Dell EMC, Microsoft, and NVIDIA, WWT delivers cutting-edge infrastructure, cloud, security, and custom application services to clients across 35 countries. Our Advanced Technology Centers (ATCs)—lab setup environments spanning over one million square feet of world-class integration and distribution space enable us to deliver unmatched value and innovation at scale. Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work by Glassdoor and Fortune for 14 consecutive years, WWT is also ranked #6 on India's Great Place to Work list for 2025.

World Wide Technology Holding Co, LLC. (WWT) currently has an exciting opportunity available for the role of F5 BIG-IP Platform Engineer.If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond with an updated resume and the required details at the bottom of this email.

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Location: Bangalore/Hyderabad

Duration: 12 Months (Extendable)

Role: F5 BIG-IP Platform Engineer (Automation, Hardening, Falcon Rollout)

Improve resilience and reduce operational risk across the F5 BIG-IP estate by: (1)

automating upgrades/patching and repeatable fleet changes, (2) implementing

hardening baselines and perimeter security improvements using F5 capabilities

(management plane, crypto/TLS, and AFM where applicable), and (3) accelerating

deployment of the CrowdStrike Falcon sensor across the fleet.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement BIG-IP upgrade/patch automation (pre-checks, UCS

backups, HA sequencing/failover, post-checks, reporting) to enable repeatable

global rollout.

• Execute upgrades and patching in production using robust change management,

validation, and rollback; support TMOS version standardisation.

• Implement BIG-IP hardening baselines: secure management plane (SSH, admin

access, RBAC/MFA integration where applicable), configuration governance, and

audit logging.

• Improve crypto/TLS posture: standardise TLS versions and ciphers, certificate

lifecycle practices, and secure client/server SSL profiles.

• Enhance perimeter controls using F5 capabilities as applicable (e.g., AFM policy

and DoS protections, iRules hygiene, segmentation patterns) while reducing

attack surface.

• Plan and execute CrowdStrike Falcon sensor deployment on the BIG-IP fleet

(supported versions, prerequisites, change windows, rollback) and integrate the

rollout with automation where possible.

• Define monitoring and operational runbooks (upgrade automation, hardening

checks, Falcon health) and provide BAU handover.

Required skills and experience

• Strong hands-on F5 BIG-IP administration (LTM required; AFM highly desirable;

GTM/DNS a plus).

Information Classification: Limited Access

• Proven experience managing BIG-IP upgrades and patching at scale (UCS

backup/restore, HA pairs/clusters, validation, and rollback).

• Automation experience for BIG-IP fleet operations (Ansible, Python/shell,

iControl REST; pipeline-based execution and reporting preferred).

• Security hardening experience for BIG-IP (management-plane controls,

crypto/TLS posture, logging/audit, configuration baselines).

• Troubleshooting across networking (TCP/TLS), application behaviour, and

platform performance under load.

• Linux fundamentals and secure operations on hardened appliances.

• Endpoint/security agent deployment experience on appliances/servers

(CrowdStrike Falcon preferred).

Preferred (nice to have)

• F5 certifications (e.g., F5-CA/CTS) or equivalent delivery track record.

• Hands-on AFM firewall policy and DoS/DDoS protection experience.

• Experience integrating BIG-IP logs/telemetry into SIEM platforms and building

operational dashboards/runbooks.

• Experience running global/large-scale rollouts and coordinating multiple change

windows.