Sr Sre Kubernetes Management Experience jobs at F5 in United States, Seattle

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.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serves as primary source of technical expertise to one or more 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/architectproduct for future scalability
• Devises and develops new solutions that may involve cross-module dependencies.
• Lead cross 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 industry best 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

• Industry respected speaker, participating in both internal and external events.
• Deep understanding of L7 protocols (HTTP/2, HTTP/3, WebSockets, gRPC) and application security standards (OWASP Top 10, NIST, MITRE ATT&CK).
• Strong technical understanding of TLS, certificate management, identity and access protocols (OAuth2, OIDC, SAML), and secure session management.
• Familiarity with zero trust architectures, policy-as-code, multi-tenant designs, and runtime enforcement in container-based platforms
• Expert Knowledge and extensive experience with network and web technologies.
• Experience leading complex product development initiatives from concept through release.
• Extensive development experience in embedded operating systems.
• Exceptional problem solving and project management skills.
• Strong leadership skills and an ability to mentor and groom other engineers.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communications.
• Able to collaborate and thrive in a fast-paced high-performance environment.

Qualifications

Typically requires a minimum of 15 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 12 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 8 years experience; or equivalent 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.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Develop high-quality services, lead design discussions, execute development against design for development teams to utilize in a self-service model
• Coordinate with product and platform teams on regular maintenance, improve availability, scalability, and performance of the CI/CD environment.
• Collaborate with product teams and work cross-functionally with F5 IT department and vendors to implement the services and automation required to support application use cases.
• Actively engage with internal teams to develop tooling, framework to drive full observability and automation of the environment.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards and roadmaps.
• Drive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base.
• Ensure that post-production operational processes / deliverables are well designed and implemented prior to the project moving into the solution support phase.
• Define and create development procedures, processes, and scripts to drive a standard software development lifecycle.
• Assist in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new technologies with product teams to ensure adherence to architecture guidelines for new technology introduction.
• Provide technical leadership on establishing standards and guidelines.
• Facilitate collaboration between development and operations teams throughout the application lifecycle.
• Partner with Corporate Information Security to ensure all security policies and audit inquiries are addressed.
• Coordinate and align all other technology teams to ensure operational delivery processes are governed and monitored to expedite issue remediation

REQUIREMENTS

• 3 to 5 years of experience developing and implementing CI/CD automation, performance tuning, and scaling applications.
• Direct experience with automation to deploy, manage and maintain complex Kubernetes installations.
• 3 to 5 years of experience with open-source technologies and cloud services preferably Azure
• Experience with microservice architecture and development
• Hands-on development experience with one or more general purpose programming languages including but not limited to: Python, JavaScript, or Go.
• Infrastructure deployment experience using technologies such as TerraForm, and Ansible.
• Excellent working knowledge of system environments – operating systems, networking, applications, platforms, and databases.
• Experience with branching strategies, test-driven development, release management, Agile methodologies, Unix, Linux,
• Familiarity with common database technologies such as MS SQL Service, PostGreSQL,
• Experience with configuration management system (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)
• Knowledge of development methodologies (Agile, Kanban, Scrum) across various technologies.
• Experience with continuous integration methodologies and tools such as GitLab.
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level.
• Great communication skills as this will be facing internal/external users.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

MINIMUMQUALIFICATION/EDUCATION

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience
• 3 years direct deployment, optimization and management of Kubernetes clusters.
• 8+ years of experience in technical support and troubleshooting of multiple systems including: cloud native applications, interface engines, and complex distributed systems.
• 2+ years of experience developing automation for Cloud applications, preferably Azure
• Comfortable mentoring team members with different skill sets and technical areas of focus and expertise.

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.

ROLE DESCRIPTION

• Develop high-quality services, lead design discussions, execute development against design for development teams to utilize in a self-service model
• Will support and maintain an GPT internal AI Application
• Coordinate with product and platform teams on regular maintenance, improve availability, scalability, and performance of the CI/CD environment.
• Collaborate with product teams and work cross-functionally with F5 IT department and vendors to implement the services and automation required to support application use cases.
• Actively engage with internal teams to develop tooling, framework to drive full observability and automation of the environment.
• Ensure adherence to architecture standards and roadmaps.
• Drive digital innovation by leveraging innovative new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core technology base.
• Ensure that post-production operational processes / deliverables are well designed and implemented prior to the project moving into the solution support phase.
• Define and create development procedures, processes, and scripts to drive a standard software development lifecycle.
• Assist in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of new technologies with product teams to ensure adherence to architecture guidelines for new technology introduction.
• Provide technical leadership on establishing standards and guidelines.
• Facilitate collaboration between development and operations teams throughout the application lifecycle.
• Partner with Corporate Information Security to ensure all security policies and audit inquiries are addressed.
• Coordinate and align all other technology teams to ensure operational delivery processes are governed and monitored to expedite issue remediation

REQUIREMENTS

• 5 to 8 years of Overall experience as an SRE.
• Must : Direct experience with AI applications support and deployment like Open AI.
• Must : Awareness of Deployment / Integrations to various GPT models like GPT-4.x, O3, O4 models etc.
• 3 to 5 years of experience developing and implementing CI/CD automation, performance tuning, and scaling applications.
• 3 to 5 years of experience with open-source technologies and cloud services preferably Azure.
• Experience with containerized architectures – development and deployment.
• Must : Hands-on development experience with one or more general purpose programming / Scripting languages including but not limited to: Python, Shell, JavaScript, or Go.
• Must : Infrastructure deployment experience using technologies such as Terraform, and Ansible.
• Excellent working knowledge of system environments – operating systems, networking, applications, platforms, and databases.
• Experience with branching strategies, test-driven development, release management, Agile methodologies, Unix, Linux,
• Familiarity with common database technologies such as MS SQL Service, PostgreSQL,
• Must : Experience with configuration management system (Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)
• Knowledge of development methodologies (Agile, Kanban, Scrum) across various technologies.
• Experience with continuous integration methodologies and tools such as GitLab.
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work, both personally and at a team level.
• Great communication skills as this will be facing internal/external users.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

MINIMUMQUALIFICATION/EDUCATION

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or comparable experience
• Must: Working knowledge of AI Applications, including RAG, LLMs, AI GPT Prompting
• 5-8 years of experience in SRE and troubleshooting of multiple systems including - cloud native applications, interface engines, and complex distributed systems.
• 3+ years of experience developing automation for Cloud applications, preferably Azure
• Comfortable mentoring team members with different skill sets and technical areas of focus and expertise.

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 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.

Responsibilities
• Define and drive a bold product vision and strategy for F5 Programmability across the entire F5 product portfolio, aligning with company goals while pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with emerging technologies like WebAssembly.
• Partner with the Office of the Chief of Technology Programmability team and Product teams to define a product strategy for cross-platform developer tooling that will standardize the developer experience for all F5 programmability.
• Create developer-centric workflows utilizing programmability within F5 products.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and continuously improve the F5 Programmability based on user feedback, trends, product metrics, and emerging technologies.
• Translate programmability requirements into intuitive, high-impact product experiences that solve real-world problems and delight users.
• Own and evolve the product roadmap, prioritizing features and experiments based on user feedback, data insights, and strategic bets.
• Partner with marketing and sales teams to develop compelling messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategies for new features and product launches.
• Active engagement with the developer ecosystem, familiarity with recent advancements, and emerging technologies.
• Develop and execute monetization strategies for programmability features, identifying pricing models, packaging opportunities, and value metrics that align with customer needs and business goals.

Personal Attributes
• Flexible, self-motivated, a standout teammate, and able to work independently while leading cross-functional efforts and teams.
• Can-do attitude with passion to make customers, team members, and colleagues successful.
• Thrives on purpose and holds a deep desire to own a mission. Be an owner at all times.
• Natural inclinations to tackle challenges head-on and make a positive impact.
• Bias toward data-driven decision-making, incorporating analytical rigor and creative thinking.
•Customer-obsessed,

Required Qualifications:
• Must have 5+ years of experience in product management, strategy, and roadmap.
• Must have experience as a software developer with understanding of runtime environments, compilers, debugging, and operating systems concepts.
• Strong understanding of software engineering and programmability concepts, including APIs, SDKs, extensibility frameworks, and plugin systems.
• Strong understanding of pluggable technologies like JVM, eBPF, and WebAssembly.
• Experience working with developer ecosystems and open-source communities.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, NGINX, BIG-IP, or similar infrastructure technologies is a plus.
• Proven success in defining and executing product strategies in complex technical domains.
• Demonstrated success in monetizing product capabilities, including pricing strategy, packaging, and value-based metrics.

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 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.