Security Engineer II
F5 Networks20 days ago
Reston, VA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$105k - $157k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, integrate, operate, and maintain security monitoring and auditing capabilities across the global F5 Distributed Cloud platform.
- Define monitoring and auditing requirements with architects, security engineers, SRE and operations teams, compliance experts, and business stakeholders.
- Implement and refine metrics, logs, alerts, monitoring pipelines, and dashboard integrations to support visibility, detection, incident response, and forensics.
- Tune alerts and thresholds to reduce noise while preserving coverage for security and operational events.
- Integrate DevSecOps controls, automated compliance checks, vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, secret management, and threat detection into CI/CD pipelines.
- Use generative AI and AI-assisted security tooling to improve investigations, threat detection, automation, and security workflows.
- Participate in on-call and weekend shifts as business needs require.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required due to FedRAMP compliance obligations.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 3 years of hands-on experience in security engineering, monitoring, or related cybersecurity roles.
- Experience with logging, monitoring, SIEM, and dashboarding tools such as AWS GuardDuty, Sumo Logic, Grafana, CrowdStrike, Datadog, Splunk, and Thycotic.
- Working knowledge of AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Strong understanding of log collection, aggregation, downstream integrations, alert configuration, and threshold tuning.
- Hands-on experience with at least one programming or scripting language such as Python, Shell, or Go.
- Familiarity with the MITRE ATT&CK framework or Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain is preferred.
- Understanding of security and operational challenges in large-scale distributed systems.
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes or OpenStack.
- Relevant certifications such as Security+, GSEC, or CISSP are preferred.
- Familiarity with F5 products and services such as BIG-IP, NGINX, WAF, DDoS, and application security solutions is preferred.
- Experience working in a FedRAMP environment is preferred.
Benefits
- Annual base pay is listed at $104,700.00-$157,100.00, with potential incentive compensation, bonuses, restricted stock units, and benefits.
- On-call and weekend shifts may be required based on business needs.
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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.