Senior Solutions Architect: Enterprise AI & Security

F5; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 134,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 in the United States is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer who serves as a trusted technical architect and strategic advisor to Fortune 500 enterprises. You will design, champion, and sell modern application delivery and security solutions across multi-cloud, hybrid, and edge environments to meet allocated sales targets.

You will lead technical discovery, build architectural blueprints, and demonstrate WAAP, Bot Defense, DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust controls while partnering with product

Qualifications

• 8+ years in pre-sales engineering, systems engineering, or equivalent
• Experience with large enterprise accounts and regulated industries
• Ability to translate complex tech into business outcomes
• Familiarity with cloud-edge platforms, API gateways, and security basics
• Experience scripting or using declarative config tools is a plus
• Strong communication with engineers and executives alike

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic technical partnerships with CISOs, cloud architects, and platform engineering leaders
• Guide modernization journeys from legacy BIG-IP to agile hybrid architectures
• Architect modern app delivery and security across WAAP, bot defense, DDoS, and Zero Trust
• Enable cloud-native and AI transformation with traffic management and Kubernetes ingress patterns
• Bridge security and developer velocity using IaC and CI/CD pipelines
• Drive technical alignment through clear evaluation processes and customer priorities
• Collaborate with product/engineering to influence roadmaps and solutions

Skills

Pre-Sales experience

Enterprise accounts

Architectural storytelling

Cloud experience

Automation

Security & WAAP

Negotiation & communication

Education

BS/BA in CS/EE/MIS

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitOps

Kubernetes

NGINX/OpenResty

Job description

F5 in the United States is seeking a Senior Solutions Engineer who serves as a trusted technical architect and strategic advisor to Fortune 500 enterprises. You will design, champion, and sell modern application delivery and security solutions across multi-cloud, hybrid, and edge environments to meet allocated sales targets.

You will lead technical discovery, build architectural blueprints, and demonstrate WAAP, Bot Defense, DDoS mitigation, and Zero Trust controls while partnering with product