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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

Intermediate F5 Engineer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

  • R Undisclosed
  • Contract Senior position
  • Johannesburg
  • Posted 25 Aug 2025 by DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment
  • Expires in 30 days
  • Job 2620523 - Ref 878000010260063
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About the position



We are seeking a skilled and experienced F5 Engineer to support the day-to-day operations of our F5 environment. This role is critical in maintaining a secure and highly available infrastructure across South Africa and the broader Africa Region.

Responsibilities:


  • Ensure the stability, security, and availability of the F5 environment through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and incident resolution.
  • Lead the planning and implementation of changes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions aligned with business requirements and technical standards.
  • Provide expert-level support for the F5 estate, including troubleshooting and resolving complex issues in production environments.
  • Operate within the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework, utilizing Remedy for managing Change, Incident, and Problem Management processes.
  • Participate in a standby/on-call rotation and be available for after-hours maintenance and change deployments to ensure service continuity.
  • Engage in crisis management calls as needed to support rapid incident resolution.



Requirements:
  • Matric and a Tertiary Qualification
  • F5 Certified BIG-IP Administrator (F5-CA)
  • BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM)
  • 5 years' experience in successful F5 implementations and troubleshooting in production environments
  • Strong understanding of ITSM processes and experience using Remedy.
  • Ability to work flexible hours, including overtime and after-hours support.



Skills:
  • F5 Technologies: Expertise in F5 BIG-IP modules including LTM (Local Traffic Manager),
  • Scripting & Automation: Proficiency in iRules
  • Networking: Strong understanding of TCP/IP, routing, switching, VLANs and load balancing concepts.
  • Security: Experience with SSL/TLS offloading and certificate management
  • Monitoring & Logging: Familiarity with tools such as Splunk, SolarWinds, or equivalent for performance monitoring and log analysis.
  • Cloud & Virtualization: Exposure to cloud environments (AWS) and virtualized F5 deployments (VE).
  • Troubleshooting Tools: Skilled in packet capture and analysis using tools like Wireshark or tcpdump.
  • Operating Systems: VLOS and TMOS (Latest Versions)


Desired Skills:

  • AWS
  • F5
  • BIG-IP

Desired Qualification Level:

  • Degree

About The Employer:


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DCV Sabenza IT and Recruitment

About the agency

Dedicated to the recruitment of IT professionals Sabenza iT is a South African registered business focusing on Finance, Engineering, SAP and general iT recruitment. We have over 18 years' experience in recruiting in South Africa, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia and have worked with a number of large companies offering the best service. We at Sabenza iT understands the changing market and we mold our services around each of our client's needs to offer a personal service. Sabenza iT has forged strong relationships with both Clients and Consultants by ensuring both parties get the most out of every placement. Our Head Office is based in South Africa and we have a satellite office in the UK so that we can keep in contact with expats who may consider returning to South Africa and so that we can offer our services globally for Consultants looking to go to South Africa and Consultants who are looking for opportunities abroad. We at Sabenza recognize the difference it makes to maintain good client relationships and we are keeping our client base niche and manageable in order to give the best service possible. We have gained a good reputation in the market place and have built a very large network and database of consultants that we draw from for each role. We are able to send applications within 24 hours of receiving a role profile or spec. We use one of the best Database software tools available to keep our database up to date and very fast to search. Sabenza iT does not only use job-sites, we headhunt and we use our network to find our clients the right Candidates. We have a strong Facebook presence and we have over 12,000 LinkedIn connections. For further information, please visit our website www.sabenzait.co.za or call me at any time on Tel: 0330040131.

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