Sr. Application Delivery Engineer I (6815)
MetroStar · Washington, DC
Posted about 2 months ago · $140,000 – $225,000
or apply directly on MetroStar's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 55 days MetroStar's roles stay open a median of 69 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 97% of MetroStar's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at MetroStar
- high 91 stale, 20 reposted of 93 open
- Hiring momentum
- 178 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from MetroStar's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for MetroStar.
About this role
As a Sr. Application Delivery Engineer I, you will focus on delivering secure and highly available application delivery and load-balancing services across various environments. Your responsibilities will include configuring and troubleshooting F5 BIG-IP solutions, monitoring performance, automating configurations, and ensuring compliance with federal security standards. You will also communicate technical risks and solutions to stakeholders while maintaining documentation and operational procedures.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of MetroStar as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years of relevant enterprise network, systems, site reliability, or application delivery engineering experience in mission-critical environments
- Extensive direct hands-on experience administering and engineering F5 BIG-IP application delivery and load-balancing services
- Experience configuring and troubleshooting virtual servers, pools, health monitors, profiles, traffic policies, SSL/TLS services, high availability, and failover
- Experience monitoring performance and using advanced tools and analytics to isolate and resolve application delivery issues
- Experience evaluating, engineering, and recommending load-balancing, network optimization, and application acceleration techniques
- Experience integrating F5 services with DNS, network security, applications, identity/certificate services, and enterprise monitoring solutions
Nice to have
- Active Top Secret clearance preferred but not required
What you get
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off (PTO) and holidays
- Parental Leave and dependent care
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
Worth weighing
- Salary range is broad ($140,000 – $225,000) and dependent on qualifications and experience
- No specific technical certification required, but DoD 8140 qualification must be satisfied
- The role may involve working with federal security standards, which could be a consideration for some candidates
Summarised from MetroStar's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by MetroStar on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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