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Lead the technical strategy and architecture for F5's application security portfolio across SaaS, hardware, and cloud-native platforms. Drive architectural modernization and unify security services including WAF, DDoS mitigation, and AI-powered detection.
Requires over 20 years of software and security architecture experience, with at least 10 years focused on application-layer security. Must have deep expertise in L7 protocols, security standards like OWASP, and distributed cloud solutions at scale.
At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation.
Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.
F5 is seeking a Senior Architect for Application Security to lead technical strategy and architecture across its entire security portfolio, including WAF, DDoS mitigation, AI Security, Bot Defense, API Security, TLS inspection, and identity-aware access. This role drives the evolution of F5’s security services across SaaS, hardware, and cloud-native platforms, ensuring they are integrated, scalable, and secure-by-design. As a senior technical leader, you will unify architectural direction, modernize legacy systems, and represent F5’s security vision in both internal strategy and external engagements. You will:
Strong soft skills, including attention to detail, problem-solving and communication skills.
The Job Description is intended to be a general representation of the responsibilities and requirements of the job. However, the description may not be all-inclusive, and responsibilities and requirements are subject to change.
The annual base pay for this position is: $297,600.00 - $446,400.00F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change.
You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.
Please note that F5 only contacts candidates through F5 email address (ending with @f5.com) or auto email notification from Workday (ending with f5.com or @myworkday.com).
It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting accommodations@f5.com.
We deliver and secure every app.
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry’s premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP) —to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world’s largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Offices: 801 5th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98104, US · 90 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA 95134, US · F5 Networks Limited - Chertsey Gate West, 43-45 London Street, Chertsey, KT168AP, GB · 5 Temasek Boulevard, #08-01/02, Singapore, 038985, SG · 140 Arthur St, Sydney, New South Wales 2060, AU
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