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About
F5 Consultant – Cybersecurity Response (8-Week Contract)
Location: On-site – London, UK
Contract Duration: 8 Weeks
Start Date: Immediate / ASAP
Day Rate: £500 Inside IR35
Project Overview:
A leading UK food chain has experienced a significant cyberattack, impacting its digital infrastructure and customer-facing services. We are urgently seeking an experienced F5 Consultant to join the on-site incident response and remediation team in London. This is a short-term, high-impact engagement focused on restoring secure operations and hardening the application delivery environment.
Key Responsibilities:
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Conduct a rapid assessment of F5 BIG-IP infrastructure (LTM, ASM, APM).
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Identify and remediate vulnerabilities exploited during the breach.
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Reconfigure and secure F5 appliances to industry best practices.
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Implement or update WAF policies, SSL profiles, and access controls.
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Collaborate with cybersecurity teams, network engineers, and third-party responders.
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Support forensic investigations and provide technical documentation.
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Ensure secure and optimized application delivery post-incident.
Required Skills & Experience:
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Strong hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP (LTM, ASM, APM).
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Expertise in web application firewalls, load balancing, and traffic management.
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Experience in incident response and post-breach remediation.
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Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, TLS/SSL, and Zero Trust architecture.
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Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.
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Strong communication and documentation skills.
Deliverables:
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Secure and validated F5 configuration.
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Incident response documentation and remediation report.
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Knowledge transfer to internal IT/security teams
Nice-to-have skills
- Load Balancing
- SSL
Work experience
- Cyber Security Specialist
Languages
- English