F5 Networks

Security Engineer

F5 Networks$132K — $198K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Over 6 years of hands-on security and networking experience.
  • Proficiency with high-availability enterprise production environments.
  • Experience in cloud security across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Familiarity with scripting languages like Go, Python, or Ruby for process automation.
  • Technical knowledge of security controls, networking protocols, and intrusion detection.
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools.

Responsibilities

  • Build and implement advanced security controls and processes.
  • Identify risks to data integrity and confidentiality and implement mitigations.
  • Automate security activities using cloud services like Azure, GCP, and AWS.
  • Conduct technical security assessments on various systems including cloud and on-premises.
  • Collaborate with multiple teams to establish security standards and solutions.
  • Assist in incident detection and response initiatives.
  • Develop zero-trust security patterns using cloud-agnostic tools.

Benefits

  • Incentive compensation and bonus opportunities.
  • Access to restricted stock units.
  • Comprehensive benefits package (details found on the F5 careers page).
  • Opportunities for professional growth and development.
  • Flexible working arrangements may be available.
Full Job Description
Join a team using leading edge security technology and processes to protect the F5 enterprise and product environment. The Security Engineer position will execute strategic processes and implement technical solutions to enable our information security program and address day-to-day security challenges amidst the industry's evolving technology landscape. Primary Responsibilities • Build and implement new security controls, processes and tools. • Identify organizational risks to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and determine appropriate mitigations. • Leverage native Azure, GCP, and AWS cloud services to automate and improve existing security and control activities. • Develop or implement open-source/third-party tools to assist in detection, prevention and analysis of security threats. • Perform technical security assessments against product and enterprise cloud hosted, virtual, and on-premise systems including static and dynamic analysis, and threat modeling. • Review and test changes to services, applications, and networks for potential security impacts. • Collaborate with Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering and Operations teams to develop and implement technical solutions and security standards. • Stay abreast on security best practices and secure design principles. • Review changes to and ongoing operations of enterprise environments and supporting systems for security and compliance impacts. • Assist in incident detection and response efforts. • Implement zero-trust patterns with cloud agnostic tools to support enterprise business units. • Implement, design, develop, administer, and manage enterprise security tooling. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Experience working with high-availability enterprise production environments • Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., (Go, Python, Ruby, Rust,etc.). and building scripts for process improvements • Experience automating security testing and reporting outputs • Technical knowledge and hands-on experience with security and networking security, basic networking protocols, cloud security, network security design, intrusion prevention/detection, and firewall architecture • Experience assessing and implementing technical security controls • Willingness to innovate and learn new technologies • Excellent interpersonal and relationship skills with a collaborative mindset • Knowledge or familiarity with technological stack (Big-IP, Azure, AWS, GCP, CentOS, Hashicorp Vault, Palo Alto, Qualys). • Experience with network and application vulnerability and penetration testing tools. • Baseline competency in administration of Microsoft Azure Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or equivalent public cloud infrastructure. • Exposure to DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure as code approach (e.g. Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, CircleCI, Artifactory, Git) • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Strong self-directed work habits, exhibiting initiative, drive, creativity, maturity, self-assurance and professionalism. • Agile, tactful, and proactive attitude that can manage prioritization and know when to escalate. Qualifications • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. • 6+ years of relevant security and networking experience 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: $132,000.00 - $198,000.00 F5 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)

About F5 Networks

F5 Networks, Inc. is a global company that specializes in application services and application delivery networking (ADN). F5 technologies focus on the delivery, security, performance, and availability of web applications, as well as the availability of servers, cloud resources, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components. F5 Networks is a leading provider of application delivery networking (ADN) technology that optimizes the delivery of network-based applications and the security, performance, and availability of servers, data storage devices, and other networking components.
Learn more about F5 Networks
Size
6,461 employees
Market Cap
$8.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$296.5 million
Founded
1996
5 Year Trend
+5.2%
Revenue
$2.4 billion
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