Forward Deployed Engineer - AI Cybersecurity
F5 Networks1 day ago
Remote, United StatesSenior
Base Salary
$138k - $208k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead technical onboarding and implementation, including planning, scoping, milestones, and success metrics.
- Own the post-sales technical relationship with customer engineering and security teams.
- Develop implementation plans that help customers achieve First Time to Value quickly and reliably.
- Identify blockers, expectation gaps, and skill gaps; manage risks and escalate issues as needed.
- Collaborate with Sales, Engineering, Services, Product, Support, and Development teams on handoffs and issue resolution.
- Create technical guides, implementation templates, internal runbooks, and repeatable processes.
- Coordinate support needs, triage technical issues, and advocate for customers by sharing feedback with Product and Engineering.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in a post-sales technical role such as Technical Account Manager, Solutions Engineer, Integration Engineer, or Implementation Consultant.
- Experience building and/or deploying AI systems or applications.
- Strong understanding of enterprise infrastructure, including networking, containers, and security protocols.
- Experience leading technical deployments across on-premises, hybrid, or complex SaaS environments.
- Experience working with enterprise customers in regulated industries is preferred, particularly with AI/ML or cybersecurity products.
- Strong communication and project management skills, including the ability to set expectations, drive timelines, and maintain alignment.
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a high-growth environment with ambiguity.
- Red Hat Certified Specialist in OpenShift Administration is nice to have.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits package and opportunities for career growth and advancement.
- Located in or requiring relocation to the Western United States and working in the Pacific time zone with clients in that territory.
- The role is described as a PST opportunity.
Tech Stack
OpenShift
Categories
Forward Deployed
About F5 Networks
F5, Inc. builds application delivery and security products for enterprises, service providers, and governments, spanning on‑premises, cloud, and edge environments. It sells software, hardware appliances, and SaaS subscriptions for load balancing, WAF, API security, DDoS protection, and traffic management, with support services. Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Seattle, the public company (NASDAQ: FFIV) expanded its portfolio through acquisitions including NGINX and Shape Security.