F5 Sr Dir Security Engineer 

United States, Washington, Seattle 

102540755

JOB SUMMARY:Senior Director of Security Engineering will define and oversee the strategic vision for the enterprise security engineering program, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company's services, systems, and data. Key responsibilities include strategic planning, enhancing operational efficiency, providing technical leadership, overseeing team management and development, and, Product,

PRIMARYRESPONSIBILITIES:

• Define and implement the strategic vision andobjectivesfor the engineering department in alignment with the organization’s overall strategy.
• Lead, mentor, and scale a high-performance engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, technicalinnovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as Product Management, Technology, and other key business departments, ensuring alignment on projectobjectivesand seamless executionalign to the SecureF5mission.
• Provide technical leadership in software development, vulnerability management,automationand engineering practices. Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and methodologies.
• Lead the design and implementation of a secure infrastructure at scale. Champion the adoption of best-in-class security practices across all engineering functions.
• Direct initiatives to build and/or implement tool solutionsthat enhance the organization's security posture. Ensure these tools are integrated effectively into existing systems and processes.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to technical, operational,professional, and administrative personnel engaged in engineeringand information securityactivities. Encourage a culture ofsecurity,innovation, collaboration, and high performance.
• Offer strategic advice and recommendations in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new products and services.
• Develop and manage the departmental budget effectively, aligning resource allocation with strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic advice and recommendations in the development, implementation, and evaluation of new products and services.
• Design and drive implementation of secure infrastructure at scale
• Lead work program to build and/or implement tools that aid in enhancing the security posture of F5’s infrastructure and services.
• Employee management including but not limited to sourcing, interviewingand hiring candidates for openpositions, onboarding,establishinggoals,assigningor delegating work, providing on-the-job training, giving guidance to staff, conducting performance evaluations, approving paid time-off (PTO), developing performance improvement plans, and taking disciplinary action.
• Management of security technologies to support F5 security posture and adherence to information security requirements

AND ABILITIES:

• knowledge in software engineering, architecture principles, coding, debugging, and testing techniques.
• Advanced experience leading and scaling an engineering team. Strong people management and team-building skills.
• Proven ability to develop and execute a strategic vision for the engineering department.
• Strong working experience withadministration of Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP),Microsoft Azure,or equivalent public cloud infrastructure.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong working knowledge of modern software engineering practices such as Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, microservices, and cloud computing.
• Strong ability to collaborate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including CISO, other directors, and external vendors.
• Passionate about security, in both personal and business contexts, and excels at highly detail-oriented projects and managing a team.
• Strong knowledge of technologies including network, server, desktop, storage, and how security relates to the overall cloud environment.
• Proven ability to execute programmatic objectiveson time and within budget.
• Demonstrated ability in mentoring and developing direct reports.
• Ability to provide technical guidance and leadership to professional personnel on matters concerning information security
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
• Advanced analytical, evaluative, and objective critical thinking skills.
• Strong experience with tools such as SCA, SAST, DAST, and DevOps tooling
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10+ years of relevant security experience
• 7+ years leading or managing a technical security team
• Advanced industry certification in relevant field (e.g., CISM, CISSP, CISA).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Duties are performed in a normal office environment while sitting at a desk or computer table. Duties require the ability toutilizea computer, communicate over the telephone, and read printed material.
• Duties may require working outside normal working hours (evenings and weekends).