Senior Solutions Architect: Cloud, Security & AI

F5; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

F5, a leader in application delivery and security, seeks an experienced Senior Solutions Engineer to design and advocate modern hybrid architectures for Fortune 500 enterprises. You will translate business goals into scalable technical blueprints and collaborate with sales, product, and engineering teams.

You’ll guide modernization journeys, drive WAAP and AI-oriented solutions, and demonstrate secure, containerized, cloud-native deployments across multi-cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, or equivalent.
• Proven enterprise accounts experience, with regulated industries preferred.
• Ability to translate technical capabilities into business value.
• Experience with edge cloud/WAAP platforms and API gateways.
• Familiarity with AI workloads and secure inference endpoints.
• Knowledge of Web App Security, API governance, and Zero Trust.
• Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift, ingress controllers, service mesh.
• Proficiency in Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools.
• Understanding of multi-cloud and hybrid networking.
• Strong communication and storytelling for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Strategic technical partnership with CISOs and platform leaders.
• Guide modernization journeys from legacy to hybrid architectures.
• Architect modern app delivery and security across WAAP and DDoS protection.
• Enable cloud-native and AI transformation within customers.
• Bridge security and developer velocity via IaC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Lead technical evaluations and validate F5's value in competitive contexts.
• Share customer insights with product and engineering teams.

Skills

Pre-Sales Experience

Enterprise Accounts

Architectural Storytelling

Cloud Experience

AI Familiarity

Security Foundations

Kubernetes/OpenShift

Automation & IaC

APIs & WAAP

Networking Basics

Education

BS/BA in CS, CE, or related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

Job description

F5, a leader in application delivery and security, seeks an experienced Senior Solutions Engineer to design and advocate modern hybrid architectures for Fortune 500 enterprises. You will translate business goals into scalable technical blueprints and collaborate with sales, product, and engineering teams.

You’ll guide modernization journeys, drive WAAP and AI-oriented solutions, and demonstrate secure, containerized, cloud-native deployments across multi-cloud environments.