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