Solutions Engineer

F5, Inc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

F5, Inc. is seeking a Solutions Engineer to join the sales team, delivering technical expertise on F5 solutions to customers and partners.

The role centers on enabling the sales team with in-depth knowledge of F5 products and the surrounding ecosystem, supported by training and certification to stay current. The SE will drive opportunities, engage Technical Decision Makers, and present both technical features and business benefits across multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• BS/BA or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years related industry experiences.
• Advanced F5 solution knowledge and relevant experience in key competitor offerings preferred.
• Expertise in secure multi-cloud architectures.
• Experience with two or more public/private cloud vendors and automation toolsets.
• Proficiency in containerized/microservices architecture.

Responsibilities

• Articulate the F5 product strategy, messaging and positioning to align with customer objectives.
• Provide technical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs and demos.
• Determine viability of opportunity and map out organizational structure.
• Drive the sales process in partnership with the Account Manager and secure sponsorship.
• Deliver world-class customer service throughout the life cycle.
• Collaborate with internal teams, share best practices and provide expertise as needed.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Kubernetes

OpenShift

Python

JavaScript

Education

BS/BA or equivalent

Tools

Automation tools

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.

Role Overview

The Solutions Engineer (SE) is a sales and technical role with focus on customer/partners and is part of the sales organization. TheSE’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!

Thehigh-levelobjective 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. Fromourcustomer(s)perspective, the SE is a trusted adviser who proactively learns and understands their technical and business challenges andis able topropose effective solutions to mitigate their concerns/offer gainful solutions.The F5 SE not onlypresents the technical features but also business benefits in the Technical Value Proposition.

What you’ll do

- Articulate the F5productstrategy,messaging and positioning F5’svalue propositionand solutionsfor customer business objectives
- Providetechnical expertise through sales presentations, solution designs, solution demonstrations,proof of conceptsbyvarious mediums such as in-person/virtual presentations, white boardsetc
- 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 servicethrough the customer life cycle
- Work collaboratively with internal technical and salesresources, share best practices, updates,offerand seekexpertise as the need arisesin various opportunities.

What you’ll bring

- BS/BAor equivalent work experience
- 10+yearsrelated industry experiences
- AdvancedF5solutionknowledge andrelevant experience in key competitorofferingspreferred
- Expertisein securemulti-cloud architectures(knowledge ofF5 technologies, a plus)
- Experience with two or more public/private cloud vendors and automation toolsets
- Proficiency incontainerized/microservices architecture - Proficiency in container orchestration solutions (ex:OpenShift, Kubernetes)
- Proficient in multiple programming languages (Python, JavaScript, Golang,etc.)is a plus
- Expertise in joining/leading/organizing meetup to represent F5 is a plus
- Understanding of application security vulnerabilities, threats and controls, and web application firewall (preferred but not required).
- Prior mentorship experiencea plus
- Demonstrated leadership capabilities and experience in leading 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.

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] .