Senior Incident Response Lead — AI Security (Remote)

F5 Networks, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 182,000 - 273,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Incident Response Lead to head incident command and response within the Office of the CISO.

You will coordinate cross-functional response efforts, maintain incident command during active events, and ensure consistent communication, documentation, and resolution tracking across F5’s infrastructure, applications, products, and customer‑facing environments. The role leads cyber and product security incidents, provides executive visibility, and advances incident

Qualifications

• 10+ years in cybersecurity with incident response and security operations experience.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale incident response programs in SaaS/cloud environments.
• Strong communication skills for executive audiences and cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with modern attack techniques, incident management, and crisis coordination.
• Understanding of application delivery security: WAF, API security, DDoS protection, and cloud security.

Responsibilities

• Own incident response program including governance, playbooks, and metrics.
• Lead end-to-end response for cyber and product security incidents with cross-team coordination.
• Drive post-incident reviews and executive reporting to improve maturity and resilience.

Skills

Incident response leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communications

Cloud security

Threat intelligence

AI security

Kubernetes

Tools

CrowdStrike

SIEM

EDR

Kubernetes

Job description

F5 Networks, Inc. seeks a Principal Incident Response Lead to head incident command and response within the Office of the CISO.

You will coordinate cross-functional response efforts, maintain incident command during active events, and ensure consistent communication, documentation, and resolution tracking across F5’s infrastructure, applications, products, and customer‑facing environments. The role leads cyber and product security incidents, provides executive visibility, and advances incident