Senior Public Sector Solutions Architect (AI & Cloud)

F5; Williamstown (NJ); On-site; USD 266,000 - 399,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead technical engagements within a regional sales area, translating customer needs into scalable F5 solutions. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Product Management and Engineering to shape architectures across Cloud, AI, DevOps and Security, and mentor the Solution Engineering team.

You will articulate complex concepts to executives and technical staff, maintain strong customer relationships, and stay current with evolving technologies.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of related industry experience.
• 5+ years of presales role.
• BS/BA or equivalent work experience.
• Deep knowledge of F5 Solutions.
• Knowledge of Linux, networking, or virtualization.

Responsibilities

• Work on strategic opportunities within the assigned region/area of specialization and provide technical expertise.
• Where multiple solutions exist, evaluate trade-offs between alternatives from technical and business perspectives.
• Play the role of an evangelist, and thought leader in your area of technical specialization.
• Quickly learn adjacent technologies when/where appropriate to extend core knowledge.
• Collaborate with other solution architects and internal business leaders to share ideas, identify common customer pain points and trends and identify appropriate F5 solutions.
• Work closely with our internal product management and services teams and provide technical and business understanding for product launches and updates that would be beneficial for our customers.
• Provide mentorship as needed to the Solution Engineering community in the organization.

Skills

Presales

Technical leadership

F5 solutions knowledge

Cloud

APIs

Education

BS/BA or equivalent

Certifications a plus

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Nginx

API Gateway

Linux

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

F5 is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead technical engagements within a regional sales area, translating customer needs into scalable F5 solutions. You’ll collaborate with Sales, Product Management and Engineering to shape architectures across Cloud, AI, DevOps and Security, and mentor the Solution Engineering team.

You will articulate complex concepts to executives and technical staff, maintain strong customer relationships, and stay current with evolving technologies.