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F5

Aug 2, 2024

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    Full-time
    Expert / Leadership (9+ years)
  • Seattle
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AI generated summary

  • You should have extensive orchestration, API design, and distributed systems experience, strong Linux and networking skills, familiarity with F5 BIG-IP, Kubernetes, and hardware accelerators, plus leadership abilities.
  • You will guide technical design and architecture for products, lead multi-functional teams, mentor juniors, and integrate emerging trends into solutions while advocating F5's technology externally.

Requirements

  • - Extensive experience with orchestration systems and automation-first design methodologies
  • - Experience designing APIs
  • - Experience designing globally distributed systems
  • - Experience with software development in Linux environment
  • - Strong practical networking experience
  • - Experience with F5 BIG-IP strongly preferred
  • - Experience with Kubernetes container environments preferred
  • - Experience utilizing hardware accelerators to augment software solutions strongly preferred including a familiarity with identifying operations potentially offloaded by FPGAs and GPUs
  • - Internally and externally recognized as a premier technical, industry or product specialist
  • - Is well respected by key collaborators and peers across broader Product Development organization
  • - Experience leading complex product development initiatives from concept through release
  • - Strong leadership skills and an ability to mentor other engineers

Responsibilities

  • Primary Responsibilities:
  • Serves as senior source of technical expertise to multiple project teams.
  • Helps detail all aspects of product design and ensures that resulting design specification fits into technical architectural framework.
  • Recommends and maintains technical design methodologies, processes, technologies and standards.
  • Leads, reviews and may direct the architecture of F5's key hardware and software components.
  • Prepare/analyze/architect product for future scalability.
  • Devises and develops new solutions that may involve cross-module dependencies.
  • Lead multi-functional design teams to develop new product as well as address design issues / maintenance of existing ones.
  • Regularly informs top management and senior external personnel on company’s technical capabilities and future direction.
  • Bring best industry practices and help navigate changing technologies and upcoming trends to create a strategic company product roadmap.
  • Integrates research and emerging business/industry trends into company product platforms.
  • F5 technology spokesperson at internal and external forums.
  • Creates formal networks with key decision makers and serves as external spokesperson for the organization.
  • Act as a mentor for other junior members in the team.
  • Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
  • Extensive experience with orchestration systems and automation-first design methodologies.
  • Experience designing APIs.
  • Experience designing globally distributed systems.
  • Experience with software development in Linux environment.
  • Strong practical networking experience.
  • Experience with F5 BIG-IP strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Kubernetes container environments preferred.
  • Experience utilizing hardware accelerators to augment software solutions strongly preferred including a familiarity with identifying operations potentially offloaded by FPGAs and GPUs.
  • Internally and externally recognized as a premier technical, industry or product specialist.
  • Is well respected by key collaborators and peers across broader Product Development organization.
  • Experience leading complex product development initiatives from concept through release.
  • Strong leadership skills and an ability to mentor other engineers.

FAQs

What is the primary role of the Architect in the SDC team at F5?

The primary role of the Architect in the SDC team is to offer technical leadership as part of the network and infrastructure group offering managed services, focusing on orchestration, performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of compute, storage, and network infrastructure.

What are the key responsibilities of this position?

Key responsibilities include serving as a technical expert to project teams, detailing product design aspects, recommending and maintaining technical methodologies, leading design teams, preparing products for scalability, and integrating emerging industry trends into company platforms.

What qualifications are required for this Architect position?

Typically, a minimum of 15 years of related experience is required with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years with a Master’s degree; or a Ph.D. with 8 years of experience, or equivalent experience.

Is experience with F5 BIG-IP necessary for this role?

Yes, experience with F5 BIG-IP is strongly preferred for this position.

Are there specific technologies or skills that are crucial for candidates applying for this role?

Yes, candidates should have extensive experience with orchestration systems, designing APIs, globally distributed systems, software development in a Linux environment, strong practical networking experience, and familiarity with Kubernetes container environments.

What is the salary range for this Architect position?

The annual U.S. base pay range for this position is $220,327.00 - $330,491.00.

Does F5 provide equal employment opportunities?

Yes, F5 has a policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to any unlawful considerations.

How can candidates request reasonable accommodations during the application process?

Candidates can request reasonable accommodations by contacting accommodations@f5.com, and this request is completely voluntary.

Will there be opportunities for mentorship in this role?

Yes, the Architect is expected to act as a mentor for other junior members of the team.

Does F5 offer additional compensation or benefits?

Yes, F5 may offer incentive compensation, bonuses, restricted stock units, and benefits, which can be found in detail at their benefits page.

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F5

a force for cybersecurity frontliners. for the people they protect. for some well-earned peace.

Technology
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees
1996
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to optimize and secure every app and API anywhere, including on-premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables organizations to provide exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers and continuously stay ahead of threats.

Benefits

  • Health and wellness

  • Competitive pay

  • Employee referral bonus

  • Tuition assistance program

  • Enhanced maternity pay