F5 · 1 day ago
Sr Architect, Data Platform
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$269K/yr - $403K/yr
12+ years expF5 is a company dedicated to enhancing the digital world through secure and innovative applications. They are seeking a Senior Architect for Data Platform & Infrastructure to lead the design and evolution of core big data systems that support analytics, machine learning, and security detections across all platforms.
Consumer ElectronicsSaaSSecurityVirtualization
Responsibilities
Define the cross-platform architecture strategy for data platforms, ensuring consistency, scalability, and performance across SaaS, appliances, and cloud-native services
Guide the evolution of data ingestion, batch and streaming pipelines, data lake and warehouse design, and foundational platform services for data processing
Ensure clean separation between core data infrastructure and telemetry pipelines while enabling consistent, high-quality data capabilities across the company
Partner with product and engineering leadership to align data architecture with long-term business goals, analytics capabilities, and ML initiatives
Evaluate emerging data technologies and paradigms for inclusion in F5’s data platform stack
Participate in cross-functional design projects and roadmap planning, contributing expertise in data engineering and platform design
Mentor and guide engineers and technical leads, instilling architectural best practices and data governance principles across multiple teams
Evaluate emerging technologies and paradigms for inclusion in our architecture
Represent architecture in planning forums, contributing to roadmap prioritization and long-range technical strategy and roadmap
Develop and maintain reference architectures, design documents, and reusable frameworks for data platform components
Drive technical evaluations, trade-off analyses, and architecture reviews for batch and stream processing systems, storage layers, and data APIs
Identify emerging technologies and frameworks and recommend adoption where impactful
Oversee interoperability and lifecycle management strategies for data systems spanning cloud, edge, and on-premise deployments
Engage with product teams to define scalable, secure, and efficient data processing capabilities supporting product features and internal analytics
Lead data governance efforts including data cataloging, lineage, privacy considerations, and access controls
Document and record architecture decisions, design patterns, and operational considerations for data platform systems
Planning, tracking, and scheduling data platform deliverables in collaboration with engineering leaders
Developing strong working relationships with stakeholders across Engineering, Security, Data Science, and Product Management
Qualification
Required
12+ years of experience in software architecture and engineering, with at least 5 years focused on large-scale data platforms and infrastructure
Deep expertise in distributed data systems including data lakes, warehouses, streaming pipelines, and large-scale storage architectures
Experience designing and implementing batch and real-time data processing frameworks at scale
Proficiency with modern big data technologies and cloud-native data patterns
Experience designing multi-region, multi-tenant data systems with a focus on reliability, performance, and security
Strong understanding of data governance practices including lineage, cataloging, and compliance considerations
Proficiency in programming languages relevant to data engineering
Strong communication skills and ability to clearly articulate architecture decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
Extensive knowledge of the software development process and platform lifecycle management
Strong soft skills, including collaboration, influencing, and mentoring across teams
Benefits
Incentive compensation
Bonus
Restricted stock units
Benefits
Company
F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company that specializes in application security, performance, and delivery.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Elliott Management Corp.
2020-11-08Post Ipo Equity
1999-06-04IPO
1998-09-24Series Unknown
Leadership Team
François Locoh-Donou
President and CEO
Kunal Anand
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
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