דרושים Sr Mgr Program Management ב-F5 ב-United States, Seattle

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.

What you will be doing

• Drive the planning, execution, transition and operational phases of Customer Experience programs focused on delivering value to F5’s internal and external customers.
• Facilitate discussions across teams to proactively resolve issues and blockers while fostering alignment and driving successful outcomes.
• Develop and update status reports, project plans and RAID logs to provide clear visibility into key achievements, program progress, and risks.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across Digital and with business partners across F5 to keep work aligned with business objectives.

What you will bring to this role

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related technical field
• 3-5+ years of technical program management experience in Business Technology or Digital organizations
• Superb verbal and written communication skills for conveying updates to project stakeholders and execs
• Demonstrated ability to drive cross-functional collaboration and to lead using influence
• Excellence in identifying and managing issues and risks across multiple cross-functional projects
• Experience collaborating with globally distributed engineering teams
• Skilled at leveraging Agile and Hybrid methodologies for project delivery
• Demonstrate high emotional intelligence (EQ) and self-awareness

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.

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.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead execution of strategic programs that align with company and product priorities.
• Translate product strategy into executable plans by partnering closely with Product Managers to develop roadmaps, define workstreams, and structure delivery milestones.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Design, GTM, and other business units to drive alignment, accountability, and timely delivery.
• Own end-to-end program delivery , including scope definition, project planning, dependency tracking, risk mitigation, and retrospectives.
• Manage the full program lifecycle —from initiation through execution, launch, and post-mortem analysis.
• Provide visibility to stakeholders through regular status reports, dashboards, and communications highlighting progress, blockers, and risks.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration through effective meeting cadences, decision-making frameworks, and documentation.
• Continuously improve tools, processes, and workflows to scale program management capabilities across the product org.
• Define and monitor KPIs to assess program health, delivery success, and impact.

What You Bring

• 4+ years of experience in program management, project management, product operations, or a similar role supporting product development teams.
• Proven success managing complex, cross-functional programs from initiation to delivery in a fast-paced tech environment.
• Strong organizational skills with deep experience building and managing detailed execution plans.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills—able to drive alignment across technical and non-technical teams.
• Proficiency in project and program management tools (e.g., Jira, Asana, Airtable, Smartsheet, Confluence).
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to track key metrics, assess program health, and proactively identify risks.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to influence without authority across all levels of an organization.

Why This Role Matters

• As a Program Manager, you'll be the glue that holds strategic product initiatives together , enabling teams to deliver customer-centric, high-impact solutions —faster and more efficiently. Your work will ensure Product Managers are empowered to lead with clarity and focus , and that the organization is aligned and informed every step of the way.

Success in This Role Looks Like:

• High-priority programs are delivered on time, within scope, and with strong cross-functional support.
• Product managers are freed up to focus on strategy, thanks to your operational leadership.
• Risks and roadblocks are identified and addressed early, preventing downstream delays.
• Stakeholders remain aligned and confident throughout the lifecycle of key initiatives.

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.