F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP)
The F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) course trains network administrators and application delivery engineers in essential BIG-IP operations, including deployment, security, and troubleshooting. It addresses the growing industry need for certified professionals, with F5 reporting over 50,000 active certifications globally. You’ll gain hands-on skills to manage and maintain F5 environments efficiently, solving real-world challenges in application delivery and infrastructure resilience.
This course prepares you for the F5-CA, BIG-IP certification, now requiring five 30-minute exams. With Koenig’s official vendor-authorized courseware and 30-day lab access, you’ll master both data and control plane administration. Earn a globally recognized credential and boost your career as a certified F5 professional.
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Course Overview
The F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) by F5 is designed for IT professionals seeking foundational expertise in managing the BIG-IP platform, preparing them for the F5-CA, BIG-IP certification through five core exams: F5CAB1 through F5CAB5. Targeted at roles such as F5 Administrator, Application Delivery Engineer, and Infrastructure Engineer, this certification validates essential skills in day-to-day operations, configuration, and troubleshooting of BIG-IP systems. With F5’s technology entrenched in critical environments across finance, healthcare, and telecommunications, demand for certified administrators remains strong as enterprises rely on BIG-IP for secure, high-performance application delivery in hybrid and cloud infrastructures.
This course covers key F5 technologies including BIG-IP LTM, Traffic Management Operating System (TMOS), virtual servers, pools, monitors, iRules, and SSL offload. Students engage in hands-on labs delivered through the F5 Unified Demo Framework (UDF), where they configure VLANs, self-IPs, load balancing pools, and virtual servers, while also performing system upgrades, UCS backups, and traffic troubleshooting using packet captures. A real-world scenario involves building a fully functional load-balancing configuration with health monitoring and failover support, ensuring students gain practical experience in securing and optimizing application traffic across complex networks.
Earning the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) credential demonstrates industry-recognized proficiency and serves as the gateway to advanced F5 specialist certifications. Certified professionals can expect competitive salaries, with F5 administrators averaging between $77,000 and over $100,000 annually according to industry reports. Koenig Solutions supports candidates with official courseware and a Guaranteed-to-Run schedule, ensuring access to up-to-date training. By mastering the F5-CA, BIG-IP curriculum, learners position themselves for career advancement into senior networking, security, and cloud operations roles within enterprise environments.
What You'll Learn
Prerequisites
- Basic networking knowledge
- Understanding of TCP/IP, the OSI model, VLANs, DNS, and HTTP/HTTPS
- Basic Linux/CLI understanding
- Experience with load balancers or application delivery concepts
- Some hands-on exposure to BIG-IP administration
- Network Administrators
- Network Engineers
- Security Engineers
- Application Delivery Engineers
- BIG-IP Administration Install, Initial Configuration, and Upgrade (F5CAB1)
- BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts (F5CAB2)
- BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Configuration (F5CAB3)
- BIG-IP Administration Control Plane Administration (F5CAB4)
- BIG-IP Administration Support and Troubleshooting (F5CAB5)
- CCNA-level networking knowledge
- Basic ADC / Load Balancer concepts
- Understanding of SSL, NAT, SNAT, Virtual Servers, Pools, and Health Monitors
- Basic shell/terminal usage
How would you like to learn?
For Individuals
Pick the format that fits your schedule
- Choose your formatLive online Classroom Self-paced 1-on-1
- Customised programme built around your goals
- Role-mapped training for your job role
- Hands-on labs and guided practice
- Certification pathways, with optional exam vouchers
- Class recordings
- Free online doubt-clearing session with self-paced courses
- Skill benchmarking and self-assessment
For Teams & Enterprises
Training built around your team, from needs assessment to certified outcomes
- Choose your format, in your time zoneLive online Classroom Self-paced 1-on-1
- Customised programmes built around your team's needs
- Role-mapped training for different team roles
- Hands-on labs and guided practice
- Certification pathways, with optional exam vouchers
- Class recordings
- Free online doubt-clearing session with self-paced courses
- Skill benchmarking and training ROI measurement
- Fly-Me-a-Trainer: a certified trainer comes to your location, with travel and accommodation included
What's Included in Your Training
Every enrollment comes packed with resources to maximise your learning and exam success
Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
Session Recording Access
Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- F5 Network Engineer
- BIG-IP Administrator
- Application Delivery Engineer
- Network Systems Engineer
- IT Infrastructure Specialist
- Senior F5 Administrator
Companies Hiring
and 5,000+ organizations worldwide seeking F5 Certified Administrator, BIG-IP (F5-CA, BIG-IP) certified professionals
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