Technical Program Manager 1 - Former Intern

F5; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

F5 is seeking a Technical Program Manager-internship return role in San Jose, CA. The candidate will support engineering and operations teams, gathering product requirements and prioritizing features to drive the Distributed Cloud platform forward.

The role emphasizes planning, data reporting, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration with product management, developers, and customers. Onsite work is required per policy.

Qualifications

• Successfully completed a Summer 2026 internship with F5.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, or a related technical field graduating between December 2026 and September 2027.
• Must be able to start no later than September 30th, 2027.
• Must be able to work onsite in accordance with F5s policies; fully remote work options are not available.
• Completed a Data Structures course in a modern, object-oriented programming language or possess equivalent knowledge

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the project plan including scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, and budget.
• Lead the gathering of product requirements and project scope across multiple teams or functions.
• Negotiate priorities and establish delivery plans aligned with organizational objectives.
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair delivery schedules.
• Monitor progress to plan and design recovery strategies if needed.
• Provide data analytics to support operational improvements and cost reporting.
• Design and deliver Executive-level presentations for Product Lifecycle Management governance.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Risk management

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Jira

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

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.

This position is exclusively intended for candidates who successfully completed the F5 Summer 2026 Internship Program and have received an invitation to apply for a return role.

Position Summary

If you are a Technical Program Manager who has the fundamental capabilities with respect to planning, organizing, communicating and problem solving then we would like to talk to you. We are looking for someone who also brings unique skills in leadership, analysis, data intelligence, critical thinking, conflict management, and risk management. The focus of the assigned projects is on innovating, developing, and delivering new products in alignment with the F5 Distributed Cloud platform. As a Technical Program Manager, you are a key member of the Project Management Organization (PMO) supporting the Engineering/Operations project teams and will represent the voice of both the developers and stakeholders to execute project planning, delivery, and data reporting. The Technical Program Manager works closely with Product Management, developers, architects, and operations to define and prioritize features and stories, to ensure alignment with customer and program needs, and improve value of development. They should be able to handle multiple simultaneous projects that are complex or high-risk and be able to develop recovery strategies for projects that stray from their plan. They are able to manage the collection of product requirements in a holistic manner and aims to meet project goals with both quality and integrity. The unique benefit you will bring is the reduction of risk through better analysis, decision-making, planning, and monitoring of the project or program.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the project plan including scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, and budget
• Lead the gathering of product requirements and project scope in a holistic manner across multiple teams or business functions
• Negotiate challenging priorities and navigate complex organizational dynamics to establish delivery plans and schedules that are in alignment with the objectives set forth by the organization and the company
• Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet delivery schedules
• Monitor progress to plan and design a recovery strategy if project deviates from delivery schedules
• Provide data analytics to support operational, process improvement, and cost reporting
• Design and deliver Executive-level presentations to support the governance process for Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Design and run effective program-level meetings to communicate status and coordinate effortsConduct retrospectives on completed projects to support process, policy and tool-set improvements
• Collaborate with peers, managers and team members across the organization to solve problems, develop continuous improvement plans, and coordinate work

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively across written, verbal and presentation formats to a variety of audiences
• Able to apply critical thinking techniques to analyze problems and develop solutions
• Willing to learn how to build resource forecasts or manage risk
• Willing to learn to use either Waterfall or Agile methods to handle projects which may comprise both software and hardware
• Assist with the gathering of product requirements and project scope across a multi-function team
• Willing to learn the working knowledge of technology companies or domains and the interplay between Marketing, Product Development, Manufacturing, Customer Support, Sales and Professional Services
• Basic knowledge with tools for project and portfolio management such as MS Project/MS Project Server
• Desired experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Experience with at least one of the following programming languages: (Python, Java, C++, C)
• Technology product development experience a plus
• Excellent skill at using MS Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Word

Qualifications

• Successfully completed a Summer 2026 internship with F5.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, or a related technical field graduating between December 2026 and September 2027.
• Must be able to start no later than September 30th, 2027.
• Must be able to work onsite in accordance with F5s policies; fully remote work options are not available.
• Completed a Data Structures course in a modern, object-oriented programming language or possess equivalent knowledge

We’re thrilled to see you grow with us and continue to make an impact in the tech world.

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].

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).

The annual base pay for this position is listed below.

San Jose, CA: $111,200

The annual base pay for this position is: $89,000.00 - $133,400.00

These are fixed, non-negotiable, base salaries for the stated locations.

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.