Solutions Architect EMEA

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.

About the Company :

F5 technologies are at the heart of modern applications that are enabling digital transformation across the globe. We give 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. If our mission and culture excite you, we would love to talk to you!

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When applying for roles at F5, please note that our ideal candidate is not necessarily someone who meets all the posted requirements. This is a representative overview of how we know the job has been done in the past. We welcome applications from candidates who may not check all the boxes but believe they bring unique capabilities that can contribute to the success of the role and organization.

The Solutions Architect Job Overview :

The Solutions Architect (SA) is a technical leadership role supporting a Sales region. Architects are typically assigned a technology area such as Cloud, DevOps, Security, or Service Provider. This role primarily focuses on security. The ideal candidate has a solid application security background with an understanding of how cloud and microservices-based architectures influence security deployments.

The SA’s primary function is to work collaboratively with Sales teams to identify appropriate F5 solutions that address customers’ business needs. They provide technical expertise and business understanding across specific or multiple industries. They champion our customers’ requirements and ensure they are understood across teams within F5, such as Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Product Development.

The SA also shares knowledge and educates the solution engineering team internally and externally via whitepapers, trainings, demos, blogs, tech-tips, and presentations.

To be effective, an SA needs to blend strong business acumen with excellent technical skills and knowledge of both F5 products and the broader ecosystem. They should be recognized as an authority in their field and act as a trusted advisor to our customers.

What you’ll do?

1. Work on strategic opportunities within the assigned region or area of specialization, providing architectural guidance and technical expertise for the entire F5 portfolio. The goal is to listen carefully to customer requirements and position the best possible solutions within the F5 portfolio.
2. Play the role of an evangelist and thought leader in the area of technical specialization.
3. Collaborate with other solution architects and internal business leaders to share ideas, identify common customer pain points, trends, and appropriate F5 solutions.
4. Work closely with our internal product management and service teams to provide technical and business insights for product launches and updates beneficial to our customers.
5. Provide mentorship to the Solution Engineering community to ensure they are enabled and equipped to position our solutions correctly.

How you’ll do it :

1. Act as an evangelist, thought leader, and mentor in the field of security.
2. Serve as a liaison between Sales, Marketing, Product Management, and Product Development.
3. Work with strategic business opportunities across the EMEA region.

What you’ll bring :

• Advanced knowledge of security solutions focusing on application security (web application firewall, DDoS, bot mitigation, API security, identity & access management, anti-fraud, client-side security, LLM security).
• Understanding of private and public cloud solutions and security best practices.
• Knowledge of microservices architectures (Docker, Kubernetes) and security practices.
• Experience with configuration, automation, and orchestration tools such as Ansible or Terraform, and security automation principles (DevSecOps).
• Deep knowledge of F5 solutions.
• Public speaking skills for events and conferences.
• Experience in publishing whitepapers, blogs, tech-tips, etc.
• Ability to make product demonstrations and technical presentations to technical and business audiences.
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills.
• Ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.
• Architectural problem-solving skills.
• Self-motivated learner with curiosity about new technologies.
• Strong business mindset, translating technical features into business values.
• 8+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

What you’ll get :

• This role is ideally based in one of our major CEE offices (Munich, Warsaw) with flexibility for remote work. Other locations in CEE can be discussed.
• Travel up to 30% may be required.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Reporting to the Director of Solution Architects, EMEA.
• Competitive salary, family benefits, and perks.
• Tuition assistance for professional development.
• Inclusive culture with diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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