Senior Principal Technical PM, AI Security

F5 Networks, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 249,000 - 373,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 Networks, Inc. is seeking a Senior Principal Technical Product Manager for AI Security to lead 0-to-1 product strategy, ecosystem integrations, and secure deployment architecture of the AI security portfolio.

You will collaborate with top LLM providers and Forward Deployed Engineering teams to ensure security frameworks are co-developed and deployed in complex enterprise environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of technical product management, systems architecture, or engineering in cybersecurity or cloud security.
• Deep knowledge of AI Gateways and MCP; practical security routing practices.
• Experience with agentic identity, non-human identity governance, and m2m OAuth.
• Familiar with guardrails, red-teaming, and data-loss prevention concepts.
• Ability to write precise technical specs and security-focused diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Co-Development & Ecosystem Integration with major foundation model providers to co-develop secure API standards and data boundaries.
• Prototype advanced AI security features with MCP Gateway, data-plane protection, and DLP controls.
• Design Partner engagement with enterprise customers; translate field telemetry into platform roadmaps.

Skills

8+ yrs experience

AI/ML security

MCP familiarity

Agent development

Guardrails & red-teaming

Technical communication

Education

BS or MS in CS/CE or equivalent

Tools

LangChain

AutoGen

CrewAI

LlamaIndex

OAuth for M2M

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. As the Senior Principal Technical Product Manager (TPM) for AI Security, you will lead the 0-to-1 product strategy, ecosystem integrations, and secure deployment architecture of our next-generation AI security portfolio. You will sit at the critical intersection of top-tier AI model providers (such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Nvidia), strategic design partners, and our internal Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) teams to ensure advanced security frameworks are co-developed and successfully deployed in complex, real-world enterprise environments.

Key Takeaways of the Role

High-Impact Ecosystem Ownership:

Own the technical interfaces, joint roadmaps, and secure integrations directly with top LLM/foundation model providers.

Complex Tech Stack Governance:

Direct the integration of bleeding-edge tech including Model Context Protocol (MCP) gateways, agentic identity, real-time guardrails, and automated red-teaming pipelines.

Customer-to-Core Loop:

Work side-by-side with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) at high-profile \"Design Partner\" customer sites, translating complex field deployment challenges into platform requirements.

Key Responsibilities

1. 1. Co-Development & Ecosystem Integration Lead technical product partnerships with major foundation model providers to co-develop secure-by-design API standards, secure context passing, and zero-trust data boundaries. Drive alignment on emerging security frameworks, ensuring our runtime guardrails, prompt shields, and firewall systems are natively integrated or optimized for top-tier frontier models.


2. 2. Advanced AI Security Prototyping Define technical requirements and prototype for advanced AI features integrating with AI Gateway and Model Context Protocol (MCP) Gateway, securing the data-plane between agents, client applications, and external LLM tools. Work with broader product team on productization of security controls including AI guardrails, automated LLM red-teaming/evaluation pipelines and data loss prevention (DLP)


3. 3. Design Partner Engagement & Forward Deployed Collaboration Act as the primary technical point of contact for elite \"Design Partner\" enterprise customers during their early-stage, high-complexity rollouts. Collaborate daily with Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to architect, install, and troubleshoot complex production-grade AI applications. Translate field telemetry, custom deployment architectures, and customer friction points directly into the core product platform and model development roadmap.

Required Qualifications & Technical Skills

• Experience: 8+ years of technical product management, systems architecture, or engineering experience in cybersecurity, cloud security, or platform engineering (with at least 3+ years dedicated to AI/ML security or engineering).


• Deep Knowledge of AI Gateways & MCP: Practical understanding of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) specification, remote MCP server governance, and secure routing protocols.


• Agent Development & Agentic Identity: Hands-on experience with agentic frameworks (such as LangChain, AutoGen, CrewAI, LlamaIndex) and a strong grasp of Workload Identity, Non-Human Identity (NHI) governance, and machine-to-machine OAuth.


• Guardrails & Red Teaming: Thorough understanding of active defense mechanics (such as Llama Guard, NeMo Guardrails), prompt injection defense, data extraction prevention, and automated red-teaming/evaluation tools.


• Technical Communication: Ability to write precise technical specs, architectural diagrams, and code snippets, while comfortably communicating security posture to enterprise CISOs and Chief AI Officers in Customer briefings.

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent highly technical field.

The annual base pay for this position is: $248,600.00 - $373,000.00 F5 maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, geographic locations, and market conditions, as well as to reflect F5’s differing products, industries, and lines of business. The pay range referenced is as of the time of the job posting and is subject to change. You may also be offered incentive compensation, bonus, restricted stock units, and benefits. More details about F5’s benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.f5.com/company/careers/benefits. F5 reserves the right to change or terminate any benefit plan without notice.

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.