F5 BIG IP Consultant

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: * Conduct a rapid assessment of F5 BIG-IP infrastructure (LTM, ASM, APM). * Identify and remediate vulnerabilities exploited during the breach. * Reconfigure and secure F5 appliances to industry best practices. * Implement or update WAF policies, SSL profiles, and access controls. * Collaborate with cybersecurity teams, network engineers, and third-party responders. * Support forensic investigations and provide technical documentation. * Ensure secure and optimized application delivery post-incident. Required Skills & Experience: * Strong hands-on experience with F5 BIG-IP (LTM, ASM, APM). * Expertise in web application firewalls, load balancing, and traffic management. * Experience in incident response and post-breach remediation. * Familiarity with OWASP Top 10, TLS/SSL, and Zero Trust architecture. * Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment. * Strong communication and documentation skills. Deliverables: * Secure and validated F5 configuration. * Incident response documentation and remediation report. * Knowledge transfer to internal IT/security teams