Solutions Engineer (Mumbai or Noida or Bengaluru)

F5 Networks, Inc.; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. is seeking a Solutions Engineer to support the sales team with deep technical knowledge of F5 solutions for customers.

The SE will articulate product strategy, design solutions, and deliver compelling demonstrations while collaborating with account managers to secure client sponsorship. The role requires 10+ years in a related industry with enterprise exposure, and familiarity with F5 or similar deployments is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience in secure Cloud architectures and security products such as WAF, ZTNA, Firewall, and SSL VPN.
• Familiarity with public/private cloud vendors and automation tooling; basic CI/CD understanding.
• Experience with SaaS vendors and ability to articulate SaaS benefits.
• Experience with container orchestration solutions (e.g. OpenShift, Kubernetes).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages; good understanding of routing, switching, and virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Articulate the F5 product strategy, messaging and positioning F5’s value proposition.
• Provide technical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs, demos, and proofs of concepts.
• Determine opportunity viability and map organizational structure.
• Drive the sales process with Account Manager by identifying technical decision makers and securing sponsorship.
• Deliver world-class customer service throughout the customer life cycle.
• Collaborate with internal tech and sales resources to share best practices and expertise.

Skills

Cloud security

WAF

ZTNA

Firewall

SSL VPN

CI/CD basics

SaaS concepts

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Programming basics

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Job description

At F5, we strive to bring a better digital world to life. Our teams empower organizations across the globe to create, secure, and run applications that enhance how we experience our evolving digital world. We are passionate about cybersecurity, from protecting consumers from fraud to enabling companies to focus on innovation. Everything we do centers around people. That means we obsess over how to make the lives of our customers, and their customers, better. And it means we prioritize a diverse F5 community where each individual can thrive.

Job Description

F5 gives the world’s largest businesses, service providers, governments, and consumer brands the ability to securely deliver every app, anywhere—with confidence. We do this by working collaboratively in an innovative environment, helping each other succeed. We take great pride in being trusted advisers to our customers, offering the best solutions for their interests.

The SE Job Overview

The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a sales and technical role with focus on customer/partners and is part of the sales organization. The SE’s primary responsibility is to support the sales team with technical skills and provide technical knowledge around F5 solutions to our customers. To be effective, an SE needs to have excellent technical skills and knowledge on both F5 products and the “eco-system” that we work in. Fear not, we do provide training and certification to keep abreast with these critical skills! The high-level objective is to achieve the allocated sales target and selling relevant F5 solutions and products to our customers business needs, in partnership with the Sales Account Manager. From our customer(s) perspective, the SE is a trusted adviser who proactively learns and understands their technical and business challenges and is able to propose effective solutions to mitigate their concerns/offer gainful solutions. The F5 SE not only presents the technical features but also business benefits in the Technical Value Proposition.

What you’ll do:

• Articulate the F5 product strategy, messaging and positioning F5’s value proposition and solutions for customer business objectives
• Provide technical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs, solution demonstrations, proof of concepts by various mediums – in-person/virtual presentations, white boards etc
• Determine viability of opportunity and map out organizational structure.
• Drive the sales process in partnership with the Account Manager, by identifying the Technical Decision Maker, getting their technical validation, support, and sponsorship.
• Consistently provide world‑class customer service through the customer life cycle
• Work collaboratively with internal technical and sales resources, share best practices, updates, offer and seek expertise as the need arises in various opportunities.

How you’ll do it:

• Experience in secure Cloud architectures, Security product like WAF, ZTNA, Firewall, SSL VPN
• Experience with public/private cloud vendors and automation toolsets, basic CI/CD understanding.
• Experience with SaaS vendor and able to articulate SaaS benefits
• Experience with container orchestration solutions (eg: OpenShift, Kubernetes)
• Proficient in one or more programming languages will be added advantage, good understanding of routing, switching, virtualization

What you’ll bring:

• 10+ years of related industry experience with FSI & Enterprise background
• 6+ years of experience in a similar customer facing technical role
• Familiarity/experience with F5 or similar industry solution deployment a plus
• Relevant certifications a plus

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. 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).

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of F5 to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to unlawful considerations of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, sensory, physical, or mental disability, marital status, veteran or military status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, job assignment, compensation, promotion, benefits, training, discipline, and termination. F5 offers a variety of reasonable accommodations for candidates. Requesting an accommodation is completely voluntary. F5 will assess the need for accommodations in the application process separately from those that may be needed to perform the job. Request by contacting [e-mail].

Hybrid: Employees within 30 commutable miles of an F5 office are required to work from the office a minimum of 30 business days per quarter. Remote: Primarily work from designated home location but can come into an F5 office to work or travel to an offsite location as needed.

Together, we’re building a better digital world. Founded in 1996, F5 is a global leader in application delivery and security. Our premier platform helps customers secure and deliver every app, API, and piece of infrastructure across all environments. Backed by over three decades of expertise and 553 patents, our solutions protect against threats while ensuring fast, reliable digital experiences. With over 6,400 employees, we serve more than 23,000 customers in over 170 countries. To continue this work, we need people like you—the best minds in the industry. We’re committed to a unique, human‑first culture that encourages authenticity, prioritizes diversity and inclusion, and fosters the growth and success of our employees.