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F5 · 10 hours ago

Solutions Architect

Ault Field, WA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$195K/yr - $293K/yr

8+ years exp

F5 is focused on empowering organizations globally to enhance their digital experiences through secure applications. The Solutions Architect will provide technical leadership, collaborating with sales teams to identify F5 solutions that address customer needs, ultimately driving revenue growth.

Consumer ElectronicsSaaSSecurityVirtualization

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Emilia Matuszewska

Responsibilities

Perform a self-driven role as a member of a nationally based team that supports and enables each other's ability to specialize, while as a team providing coverage across F5 technologies in North America

Work on strategic opportunities within the assigned region/area of specialization and provide technical expertise

Where multiple solutions exist, evaluate trade-offs between alternatives from technical and business perspectives

Play the role of an evangelist, and thought leader in your area of technical specialization

Quickly learn adjacent technologies when/where appropriate to extend core knowledge

Collaborate with other solution architects and internal business leaders to share ideas, identify common customer pain points and trends , and identify appropriate F5 solutions

Work closely with our internal product management and services teams and provide technical and business understanding for product launches and updates that would be beneficial for our customers

Provide mentorship as needed to the Solution Engineering community in the organization

Liaison between Sales and Marketing, Product Management, and Product Development

Experience working with strategic business opportunities across Enterprises, Service providers, and Public Sector customers

Advanced experience with F5 solutions and automation (Application Delivery, Application Security, Automated threats, Dev/SecOps practices, Denial of Service, Authentication and Authorization, API)

Operational expertise on public cloud platforms from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform

Advanced knowledge of multiple Linux distributions, including installation, system maintenance, application management, and tuning

Competency in virtualization with experience launching virtual machines in both enterprise and cloud computing environments

Experience with Nginx and Nginx Plus configuration and management

Experience with service mesh, Kubernetes and Docker Containerization, including automation tools, processes, logging, and troubleshooting tools, and methods

Experience with multiple Container Orchestration concepts and platforms

Advanced knowledge with Kubernetes Ingress Controllers – testing, migration, troubleshooting

Advanced experience with API Gateway concepts, operations, and life cycles

Knowledge of AI applications, models, systems, and infrastructure

Advanced knowledge of microservices and AI infrastructure market landscape

Understanding of machine learning models and natural language processing

Experience in speaking at industry/customer events, publishing whitepapers/solution articles, blogs, tech-tips etc

Extensive experience making product demonstrations and technical presentations to technical and business leads

Deep knowledge of F5 Solutions

Knowledge of legacy technologies and their application in modern platforms, especially Linux, networking, or virtualization

8+ years of related industry experience

5+ years of presales role

Relevant certifications a plus

Qualification

F5 solutions expertiseCloud platforms knowledgeKubernetes experienceAPI Gateway knowledgeLinux distributions knowledgeContainer orchestrationMicroservices understandingTechnical presentationsCommunication skillsMentorship abilities

Required