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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